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This phenomena has a few possible explanations: One likely possibility is that power lines are shorting because they've become "guitar strings" and are touchin
by anonymousiam 3y ago
This phenomena has a few possible explanations:
One likely possibility is that power lines are shorting because they've become "guitar strings" and are touching each other while vibrating from the quake.
Another interesting possibility is that some of the underground rocks may be exhibiting the piezoelectric effect, generating high voltage electricity when squeezed, and the resulting sparks are observed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piezoelectricity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piezoelectricity
- xattt 3y agoNot to be a clever clogs about it, but the same pattern of blue flashes are often seen in significant freezing rain conditions when transformers or wires flash over. I believe the possibility of a piezoelectric effect, but the specific blue colour is what makes me think of a power lines versus fracturing rocks. You can see that sections of the grid flicker in line with the transformers shorting out. However, there is a distinct short white flash at the 12 second mark, before the longer blue flashes start which I would presume has a different cause.
- namenottaken1 3y agoI think that the "specific blue color" you see is explained with the composition of the atmosphere (nitrogen and oxygen mostly). The origin of such phenomenon won't change the colors (as long as it doesn't contribute with another elements).
- hinkley 3y agoThe 'specific blue color' you get from crunching life savers to see the piezoelectric effect is due to excitation of nitrogen, so yeah.
- jjulius 3y ago>One likely possibility is that power lines are shorting because they've become "guitar strings" and are touching each other while vibrating from the quake. From the article, emphasis mine: >The intriguing bursts of light were captured on CCTV at a home in Agadir approximately three minutes before the disaster.
- orwin 3y ago3 minutes before the seism hit agadir, or three minutes before the seism happened? Because light is way faster than seismic waves.
- burnte 3y agoYeah, the article was pretty clear about it, it was absolutely before the quake hit the surface by a significant margin. Fascinating.
- doodlebugging 3y agoI was wondering how well synchronized the camera clock is with the clock used to establish event timing in picking the earthquake arrivals. There are several seconds between my smart watch time and the network time displayed on my workstation. There are several minutes between those two times which I consider accurate and the time displayed on the battery powered clock on the wall. There are hours between those times and the time displayed on my coffee-maker. Where does the camera get its time stamp?
- Buttons840 3y agoAre you suggesting that the lights recorded in the video are actually happening during the earthquake? Wouldn't it be easy to tell when the earthquake occured due to camera shaking?
- dylan604 3y agoThe link in this comment[0] shows the camera shaking well before the lights are flashing. Also, you can see the arcs of electricity in the flashes. Lightning is purple not bluish. Human made electrical systems make the bluish color. The flashes do not start until ~20s into the 39s video. How are we even coming close to these being "before" the earthquake? [0]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37485077 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37485077
- seiferteric 3y agoThen why does there appear to be an entire block whose lights go out at about 10 seconds into the video (about in the center)?
- finikytou 3y agoa weapon is also a possible explanation until proven false. US government already experienced with weather and climate and even in SF fog where they were successful spreading pathogens. why isnt something that could be considered?
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- wheelerof4te 3y agoWhatever it is, it has happened to the Philippines now. These huge earthquakes are becoming more and more common ever since Turkey. Hate to be that guy, but either the Earth decided to completely renew it's surface or someone is playing God. And they don't have to be human, if you know what I mean.