Re: Ball lightning, very close hit

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Original poster: Mike <megavolts61@xxxxxxxxx>

Well, the quartzite could certainly be a factor in the 
phenomena.   Quartz is a piezoelectric crystal and if there was 
lightning strikes in the vicinity,  the quartz could get thrown into 
some kind of resonance, both mechanically and electrically.  Mix that 
with the RF field from the radio antenna and I can imagine an 
interference pattern would result, with 'ripples' and the v-shaped 
guy wires might simply be at just the right spot to focus the mixed 
field and ionize surrounding air.  The guy wires would certainly be 
inductively coupled to the antenna.  Of course this is all 
speculation on my part.  lol
Mike



I've watched it for nearly 20 minutes one summer evening.  It formed
under the V-shaped support wires to a large radio tower.  The tower
was anchored in quartzite.  After building in size under the v-shaped
grounded support wires, it would detach and move downward and outward
into the air, usually existing for 15-30 seconds before
"popping".  Some exploded with a barely audible pop and some exploded
like a firecracker.  Later we noted a large pile of leaves that were
attracted to the base of the tower suggesting electrostatics in
play.  A powerful thunderstorm followed about 10 minutes later.

No doubt in my mind --- it's a real physical phenomonena.  I suspect
it's an electrostatics related effect.

Dr. Resonance


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