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Diode-Man
05-29-09, 01:54 PM
Yesterday I witnessed ball lightning!

I was standing outside, a small bright white sphere appeared across the street and while moving at about 25 mph it went into my neighbors backyard and disappeared.

It was about 1 1/2 inches across.

Very interesting indeed.
spidergoat
05-29-09, 01:57 PM
Wow, that's unusual!
PieAreSquared
05-29-09, 02:13 PM
I worked for the guy who created BL at Los Alamos

Saw the film... bizzare
Psyclon
05-29-09, 02:14 PM
pics or it didn't happened ;)
hypewaders
05-29-09, 02:18 PM
Was this accompanied by deafening thunder and a conventional lightning strike near you? If so, would it be possible to investigate exactly where the originating strike was, and what the floating plasma was formed from?

National Geographic: Ball Lightning Mystery Solved? (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/01/070122-ball-lightning.html)
Dr Mabuse
05-29-09, 06:09 PM
You know we still don't know what causes lightning, how it actually happens.

It is such an observed phenomena, happens on earth many times a day. We don't know how or why it happens.

Many of the less informed people think we do know about lightning, I would expect/hope no one here is on that level though.
James R
05-31-09, 05:06 AM
What was the weather like at the time?
StrangerInAStrangeLa
05-31-09, 11:42 AM
From how far away did you clearly see 1 1/2 inches?
StrangerInAStrangeLa
05-31-09, 11:43 AM
pics or it didn't happened


No. You didn't happened.
Enmos
05-31-09, 11:45 AM
Yesterday I witnessed ball lightning!

I was standing outside, a small bright white sphere appeared across the street and while moving at about 25 mph it went into my neighbors backyard and disappeared.

It was about 1 1/2 inches across.

Very interesting indeed.

Have you ruled out alien spacecraft and ghosts ? :D

Very interesting Diode. Has the weather been very dry and warm lately ?
StrangerInAStrangeLa
05-31-09, 12:01 PM
Alien spacecraft 1 1/2 inches in diameter?
Enmos
05-31-09, 03:15 PM
Alien spacecraft 1 1/2 inches in diameter?

Why not ? :D
phlogistician
06-01-09, 05:49 AM
Alien spacecraft 1 1/2 inches in diameter?

Have you not read any Douglas Adams?
Diode-Man
06-01-09, 08:08 PM
You know we still don't know what causes lightning, how it actually happens.

It is such an observed phenomena, happens on earth many times a day. We don't know how or why it happens.

Many of the less informed people think we do know about lightning, I would expect/hope no one here is on that level though.

My theory is that the Earth also has an electric field which is often affected by solar flares. Consider also that we are moving 69,000 miles per hour on our little sphere called Earth, that must cause SOME friction for lightning bolts to happen.
Diode-Man
06-01-09, 08:08 PM
Have you ruled out alien spacecraft and ghosts ? :D

Very interesting Diode. Has the weather been very dry and warm lately ?

The day it happened it was dry and warm.
Diode-Man
06-01-09, 08:10 PM
From how far away did you clearly see 1 1/2 inches?

30 to 48 feet-ish.

It was quite clear in my vision. Maybe the power of a 1 watt LED in brightness.