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Ball Lightning

Ball lightning is the name given to a phenomenon occasionally reported during thunderstorms. It takes the form of a glowing ball of intense light that persists for several seconds. There have been several theories as to what causes ball lightning.
 
New Scientist reports this week on a laboratory experiment in support of one of the theories. It’s quite possible that this is good evidence in support of the theory. Watch the video clip. Mind you, unlike one of the researchers, I don’t think I would wear flip-flops while doing this particular experiment.

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    Erich J. Knight

    I thought your readers  would be interested in looking at these energy technologies, and EPS’s theoretic base for ball lighting : 
     
     [[http://www.electronpowersystems.com/Images/Ball%20Lightning%20Explained.pdfBall Lightning Explained as a Stable Plasma Toroid]] Aneutronic Fusion: Here I am not talking about the big science ITER project taking thirty years, but the several small alternative plasma fusion efforts.There are three companies pursuing hydrogen-boron plasma toroid fusion, Paul Koloc, Prometheus II, Eric Lerner, Focus Fusion and Clint Seward of Electron Power Systems Vincent Page (a technology officer at GE!!) gave a presentation at the 05 6th symposium on current trends in international fusion research , which high lights the need to fully fund three different approaches to P-B11 fusion He quotes costs and time to development of P-B11 Fusion as tens of million $, and years verses the many decades and ten Billion plus $ projected for ITER and other "Big" science efforts

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