SCIENTIFIC INTEREST IN HEMEL STORM BOLT
Hemel Today
12-6-05
A storm bolt which hit a Hemel Hempstead house last month has been described as "an event of great scientific importance."
An expert, Peter van Doorn, Director of Ball Lightning Research Division, TORRO, UK ,contacted Hemeltoday today to tell us: "With regard to your article: "FREAK STORM BOLT HITS HOME," posted Nov. 30, 2005.Hemel Today
12-6-05
A storm bolt which hit a Hemel Hempstead house last month has been described as "an event of great scientific importance."
"As you suggest in the article, this was an exceptional event. It occurred on the same afternoon that a series of violent squalls passed across the country.
"The fact that a single explosion occurred over the house at Hemel Hempstead, and the unusual nature of the fire - it appears to have been on the surface of the roof rather than within, suggests that this was an event of great scientific importance: an incident of 'Ball Lightning.'
"This type of event, classified by the BL Research Division as a GLO (Globular Light-emitting Object)Fireball, is commonly the only discharge recorded during a storm - especially when the storm is sudden and of very brief duration. There is strong evidence that such 'freak' storms are actually produced by the GLO itself.
"On Saturday, 26.11.2005, a GLO Fireball was actually seen to come down during a brief rain shower over Ware, Hertfordshire. It exploded producing a terrifying sound, "as if a bomb had exploded."
"We would very much like to hear from other residents of Hemel Hempstead who observed something unusual on the afternoon of the 24th."
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Intriguing. Hi, saw something intriguing today wrt mice and their light sensitive cerebral neurons.
ReplyDeleteCould the same effect in humans especially those with thinner skulls actually account for some of the more unusual observations? If as I suspect having had a similar effect occur here after a close <1mile away lighting strike "CLICK!" the intense light itself is causing unusual effects then people might see a floating ball of varying colour and size as the neurons recover, especially if it happens to be off to one side where the skull plates are thinnest.