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When I was in the Philippines there were frequently great big creampuff clouds that would
light up bright enough and often enough that you didn't need a flashlight when walking in
the dark. There was no noise after the flash. I have never seen that in the US. Has anybody
else seen them here?
And I didn't see anybody mention "heat lightning".
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Dr. bill found this new article and I thought a few of you may not have seen it.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20030120/sc_nm/space_shuttle_dc
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Whoa, I never knew about these things! MM, if you don't mind, I'm going to make the link clickable: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20030120/sc_nm/space_shuttle_dc Here's a quote from the article: "One has to be extremely lucky to catch because it lasts only 0.1 milliseconds -- less than a thousandth of a second,"
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Of course I don't mind, Jackie. If I had any sense (or time) I would figure out how to do it myself. But i've learned you all can work these things out, if and when you choose.
I had never heard of elves, and surely will never see one as it occurs. But I constantly feel the pull of things unseen, and it facsinates me...the web of all things seen and unseen....
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Why won't people believe it is dangerous to be in the water (pond, lake, ocean) when they hear that first rumble of thunder or flash of lightning?
The thunder is a warning lightning may be on the way.
We have had three deaths from lighning in the last 10 years right here on the NH seacoast. Two surfers and another person ... all of whom ignored the thunder and were struck and killed by lightning.
So, pay attention. Summer will come this year (I promise).
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figure out how to do it myself No problem, Dear! Just put [url] http:// in front of the address, and this, after: [/url]. Same thing for colors, bold, and italics: [ what you want]in front, and [ /what you want] at the end. You can see that bracket-url-bracket puts an http:// in. I have discovered that if you put the bracket-url-bracket at the end of a line, so that you have to go to the next line to put in the address, this system will add an extra http, and your link won't work. If this wasn't clear enough (to anybody), feel free to send me a Private Message. The list of colors and faces can be found when you click on "markup in your posts" at the top of your screen when you reply to a message. Note that you don't have to "end" smileys by putting a second pair of brackets and a slash. Just [whatever face you want ] will do it.
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Dear wow: the problem with lightning is that it is so unpredictable, so hard to know when
precautions are worth the trouble. I am genuinely surprised that surfers should be hit, since
there seems to be so llittle antenna effect to just human standing. And unless thunder is
repeated and getting closer it is not a helpful indicator. A useful bit of trivia, inside an automobile
is the safest place to be. My next choice would be a moderate distance from something tall
that might behave like lightning rod, to attract a stroke, but carry it harmlessly to the ground.
The dumbest thing I can think of would be to carry upright a metal fishing rod.
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inside an automobile is the safest place to be
Dear wwh, I have often wondered about aircraft. Logically, or it seems so to me, they should be safe as there is no path to earth, and yet I hear horror stories of aircraft being struck by lightning. Any ideas?
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So they've discovered sprites and elves in the ionosphere? Hah, nothing new in that. My mother was always on about the fairies at the bottom of our garden!
- Pfranz
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