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Magnetically-Induced Hallucinations Explain Ball Lighting Say Physicists

Posted May 11, 2010 7:43 AM

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Powerful magnetic fields can induce hallucinations in the lab, so why not in the real world too? Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is an extraordinary technique pioneered by neuroscientists to explore the workings of the brain. The idea is to place a human in a rapidly changing magnetic field that is powerful enough to induce currents in neurons in the brain. Then sit back and see what happens.

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Re: Magnetically-Induced Hallucinations Explain Ball Lighting Say Physicists

05/12/2010 6:28 AM

Obvious questions to ask are:

Has it ever been photographed?

Have multiple witnesses observed it and agreed on its location?

Has there been any physical evidence such as burned marks?
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Re: Magnetically-Induced Hallucinations Explain Ball Lighting Say Physicists

05/12/2010 8:14 AM

Oh, C'mon ! You're such a turn off !

You destroyed the ball lighting explanation befored this thread had even started. !

SHAME ON YOU !!

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Re: Magnetically-Induced Hallucinations Explain Ball Lighting Say Physicists

05/14/2010 9:00 AM

Amazing! Even more amazing is the electromagnetic simulation of ball lightning in videocameras!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ioN-3UWYrY

(In the video do not confuse the embers from a fire with the ball lightning later in the clip.

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