Terry Tyler
EF5
heres a little bit of information on ball lightning...i decided id put up some information on it even though there really isnt too much too say about it...
i found these videos of ball lightning artificially created by scientists...some people still arent sure if the labratory mechanics that made this are the same kind made in nature...in the second video, the scientist explains the mechanics of the lightning...
VIDEO: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bc3_1179570327
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgdeLDaB9Rg
here are some additional videos of the ball lightning in nature...
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ioN-3UWYrY
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfRtbB8juTc
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V65iWNNYrNU
i also did a little research on 'ball lightning' from googling and wikipedia and found out some interesting facts on ball lightning...which im sure you all know is a form of lightning that takes form as a orb or ball...
heres a little information on ball lightning...
yes, the lightning can even explode...ball lightning also doesnt always form with the most powerful storms...some say it forms in clear skies as well...but it is a very mysterious force that people are still trying to understand...
i found these videos of ball lightning artificially created by scientists...some people still arent sure if the labratory mechanics that made this are the same kind made in nature...in the second video, the scientist explains the mechanics of the lightning...
VIDEO: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bc3_1179570327
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgdeLDaB9Rg
here are some additional videos of the ball lightning in nature...
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ioN-3UWYrY
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfRtbB8juTc
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V65iWNNYrNU
i also did a little research on 'ball lightning' from googling and wikipedia and found out some interesting facts on ball lightning...which im sure you all know is a form of lightning that takes form as a orb or ball...
heres a little information on ball lightning...
Ball lightning reportedly tends to float (or hover) in the air and take on a ball-like appearance. Its shape has been described as sperical, ovoid, teardrop, or rod-like with one dimension being much larger than the others. The longest dimension reported is between fifteen and forty centimeters. Many are red to yellow in colour, sometimes transparent, and some contain radial filaments or sparks. Other colours, such as blue or white occur as well.
Sometimes the discharge is described as being attracted to a certain object, and sometimes as moving randomly. After several seconds the discharge reportedly leaves, disperses, is absorbed into something, or, rarely, vanishes in an explosion.
Pilots in world war 2 described an unusual phenomenon for which ball lightning has been suggested as an explanation. The pilots saw small balls of light "escorting" bombers, flying alongside their wingtips. Pilots of the time referred to the phenomenon as " foo fighters," initially believing that the lights were from enemy planes. However there are other theories as to the identity of the foo fighters.
Other accounts place ball lightning as appearing over a kitchen stove or wandering down the aisle of an airliner. One report described ball lightning following and engulfing a car, causing the electrical supply to overload and fail. In 1773, two clergy men recalled that they saw a ball of light drop down in their fireplace. Seconds later, it exploded.
yes, the lightning can even explode...ball lightning also doesnt always form with the most powerful storms...some say it forms in clear skies as well...but it is a very mysterious force that people are still trying to understand...