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Abu Fanous
- zahirbmirza 4mo agoI love as yet unexplained visual phenomena.
- d4ng 4mo agoKnow of any more?
- socar 4mo agotaxes
- devenjarvis 4mo agoNot quite the same, but Ball Lightning is one of my favorite similar phenomena (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_lightning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_lightning)
- tilt_error 4mo agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hessdalen_lights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hessdalen_lights
- goodmythical 4mo agoHinkypunks! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will-o%27-the-wisp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will-o%27-the-wisp
- dtj1123 4mo agoWill o' the wisps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will-o%27-the-wisp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will-o%27-the-wisp
- tamimio 4mo agoKind of reminded me of fata morgana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fata_Morgana_(mirage) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fata_Morgana_(mirage)
- firefoxd 4mo agoAnd CNN's erroneous coverage of a fake fata morgana https://www.cnn.com/2015/10/20/world/china-floating-city-video-feat https://www.cnn.com/2015/10/20/world/china-floating-city-vid...
- tokai 4mo agoIts interesting that there are will-o'-wisp style folklore the whole world over. Whether or not its a real phenomenon, psychological, or a mix, its fascinating that it seem to be so universal.
- echelon 4mo agoThis is exactly what I came to comment. There are so many conserved ideas in folklore. Dragons, gods, fairy lights and will-o'-the-wisp. Star peoples, floods. I wonder if structures in information and latent reality space cause us to draw these same conclusions and convergences.
- micromacrofoot 4mo agocurious, has anyone ever tried to replicate the "gases escaping the earth and igniting on air contact" explanation for these (and similar phenomena like will o wisps?)
- dyauspitr 4mo agoPhospine does ignite on contact with air.
- royal__ 4mo agoReminds me of the Marfa Lights: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marfa_lights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marfa_lights
- thenthenthen 4mo agoReminds me of Te Lapa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Te_lapa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Te_lapa “Te lapa is a Polynesian term for an unexplained light phenomenon underneath, or on the surface of, the ocean.” It is used to navigate when you are lost at sea, but only when you are truly lost.
- aaron695 4mo ago[dead]
- dvh 4mo agoShouldn't single spectrum photograph resolve the mystery?