Re: latest - Re: Ball Lightining

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Original poster: "Luc by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <ludev-at-videotron.ca>

Hi,

I remember an article couple of month ago from a french or german
team they get a spectral analyze from the light of a ball
lightning; mainly they find carbon and silicium. These guy end up
with a theory that a BL is a super heated carbon silicium complex
with a high light output and a physical arrangement improving the
thermal isolation permitting to this BL to stay bright for a
couple of seconds.

If I could relocate this article I'll post the list about it. I
remember it was a small article in a french scientific magazine
but some month I read near all these magazine...

Cheers,

Luc Benard 

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "davep by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<davep-at-quik-dot-com>
> 
> > If one were to add rain (and the chemicals in it), ozone, dust, dirt, etc.
> > of a rain storm into the mix.  Perhaps one could get a fire ball more like
> > those in nature.
> 
>         fwiw....
>         IIR Tesla described using rubber insulated wire for the
>         discharge electrode.  IIR (further) Corums tried the
>         same when they got 'fireballs'.  One suspects that
>         'dust and dirt' (rather than rain) as a seed/contaminant
>         MIGHT be helpful.
> 
>         My understanding is that the Corums thought so.
> 
>         Ball lighting is largely seen 'near' the earth.
>         (which may be because "we" are there and don't see it
>         elsewhere.
> 
>         best
>         dwp