UM-Bot Posted January 20, 2014 #1 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Chinese researchers have managed to observe and film natural ball lightning for the first time. Taking the form of a bright sphere of electrical energy, the enigmatic phenomenon was doubted to even exist at all until around the 1960s. Since then scientists have been able to recreate ball lightning in a lab, but nobody had ever been able to satisfactorily record a naturally occurring example. Read More: http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/261091/scientists-capture-ball-lightning-on-film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumpnuts Posted January 20, 2014 #2 Share Posted January 20, 2014 That was a bit disappointing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartan max2 Posted January 20, 2014 #3 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I was expecting seeing something epic.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krypter3 Posted January 20, 2014 #4 Share Posted January 20, 2014 The very definition of anti-climactic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkLord Posted January 20, 2014 #5 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I have always found ball lightning to be a fascinating phenomenon, but the video was a bit disappointing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumpnuts Posted January 20, 2014 #6 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I was expecting to see a clear shot of a ball of lightning zipping by at high speeds but instead I get, whatever that was. *Sigh* Maybe next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueguardian Posted January 20, 2014 #7 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I guess in all fairness that was possibly the first video of it ever, or the first one I've seen of ball lightning, I guess scientists have to do it under certain conditions and follow certain rules. To my knowledge it's not exactly safe, so no bouncing around for now . Still this is to be remembered as a step forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancient astronaut Posted January 20, 2014 #8 Share Posted January 20, 2014 What the hell was that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted January 20, 2014 #9 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I totally agree with the "disapointing" aspect of the vid. But then, I'm not a scientist, and perhaps I do not appreciate whatever value is in that film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny blue eyes Posted January 20, 2014 #10 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Nah, that looks like a ufo to me, probably alien in origin. Or even a weather balloon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imaginarynumber1 Posted January 20, 2014 #11 Share Posted January 20, 2014 They caught it on camera and a spectrograph, which is what is seen on the right side of the video. It would appear that ball lightning is in fact just oxidizing silicon vapor. Neat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talion78 Posted January 20, 2014 #12 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Well I must say the distinct lack of "Ball" and "Lightning" really threw me with this one. The fading green blue red thing was OK though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino666 Posted January 20, 2014 #13 Share Posted January 20, 2014 You ungrateful lot. All that effort they put into this so you can see....................absolutely nothing!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xynoplas Posted January 20, 2014 #14 Share Posted January 20, 2014 They were hoping little green men would pop out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumball Posted January 20, 2014 #15 Share Posted January 20, 2014 This isn't the first time, they have been recording them in Norway for ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rufo32 Posted January 21, 2014 #16 Share Posted January 21, 2014 That was so anti climatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An0n1m0us Posted January 21, 2014 #17 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Hmmm, very interesting. Having been in a large electrical storm that lasted overnight at an altitude of 5000 feet in Colorado and having seen ball lightning for myself, I can't begin to understand what in the video would be considered ball lightning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodentraiser Posted January 21, 2014 #18 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I could be wrong here, but I always thought ball lightning was when balls of electricity came rolling out along the ground. I remember reading about this in one of the Little House books and thought it was figment of the author's imagination. Years later, I found out it actually happens. And for some reason, I always thought that was called ball lightning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralaman Posted January 21, 2014 #19 Share Posted January 21, 2014 That video was more disappointing then watching two midgets try to dry hump a doorknob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talion78 Posted January 21, 2014 #20 Share Posted January 21, 2014 @Azznerk - can't say midgets it's not PC.....vertically challenged persons. Kinda spoils the joke though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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