Date: 13/12/2014 01:23:24
From: dv
ID: 644926
Subject: will o' the wisp
Are there any records of will o’ the wisp occurring outside of Europe? Are there any photographs or video of the phenomenon?
Are there any records of will o’ the wisp occurring outside of Europe? Are there any photographs or video of the phenomenon?
dv said:
Are there any records of will o’ the wisp occurring outside of Europe? Are there any photographs or video of the phenomenon?
Yes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will-o%27-the-wisp
Don’t appear to be any photos of them online, just paintings and Photoshopped stuff etc.
These pitchers from Thailand are supposedly authentic snaps of the Naga lights, will o’ the wisp type lights associated with the Mekong:
http://www.wondermondo.com/Countries/As/Thailand/NongKhai/NagaFireballs.htm
Ogmog said:
dv said:
Are there any records of will o’ the wisp occurring outside of Europe? Are there any photographs or video of the phenomenon?
Yes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will-o%27-the-wisp
Nothing about that WP article suggests the answer is Yes.
The appearance and behaviour of the Naga balls is pretty different from WOTW, but thank you.
Maybe the people who have seen them are just experiencing detached retinas or something?
I wish I was a billionaire so I could just hire people to go out sit by a lake for a year getting high quality video of Naga balls or will o’ the wisp.
The min min lights aren’t the same, but Jack’s explanation of them is interesting. And Jack is interesting anyway.
http://www.uq.edu.au/nuq/jack/MinMinCEO.pdf
Apparently there are fewer will ‘o wisp sightings these days, due to marsh clearance etc. I suppose it’s possible that they never actually existed.
There is both good news and bad news for those who wish to attend the Phayanak festival to witness the fireballs. The good news is you are absolutely guaranteed to actually see them with your own eyes. The bad news is that what you’ll see are simple fireworks, shot skyward as a tourist attraction. But even though today’s fireballs are a harmless festival show, there is no basis for establishing that this is the source of all such fireballs throughout history. Anecdotes persist that the fireballs are still visible at other times of the year and at other locations along the river, and many people say that reports of sightings date back centuries. However this belief that the Naga Fireballs are ancient seems to be merely a locally held understanding; it does not appear to be reliably documented prior to the middle of the 20th century.
http://skeptoid.com/mobile/4183
buffy said:
The min min lights aren’t the same, but Jack’s explanation of them is interesting. And Jack is interesting anyway.
http://www.uq.edu.au/nuq/jack/MinMinCEO.pdf
Other than being in Australia rather than Europe, in what way are they different?
The Rev Dodgson said:
buffy said:The min min lights aren’t the same, but Jack’s explanation of them is interesting. And Jack is interesting anyway.
http://www.uq.edu.au/nuq/jack/MinMinCEO.pdf
Other than being in Australia rather than Europe, in what way are they different?
They are white rather than blue, move rapidly rather than float ethereally, don’t retreat when approached.
The Rev Dodgson said:
buffy said:The min min lights aren’t the same, but Jack’s explanation of them is interesting. And Jack is interesting anyway.
http://www.uq.edu.au/nuq/jack/MinMinCEO.pdf
Other than being in Australia rather than Europe, in what way are they different?
They are white rather than blue, move rapidly rather than float ethereally, don’t retreat when approached.
dv said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
buffy said:The min min lights aren’t the same, but Jack’s explanation of them is interesting. And Jack is interesting anyway.
http://www.uq.edu.au/nuq/jack/MinMinCEO.pdf
Other than being in Australia rather than Europe, in what way are they different?
They are white rather than blue, move rapidly rather than float ethereally, don’t retreat when approached.
Where are the colours of these lights defined, and who says min min lights move rapidly and don’t recede?
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Other than being in Australia rather than Europe, in what way are they different?
They are white rather than blue, move rapidly rather than float ethereally, don’t retreat when approached.
Where are the colours of these lights defined, and who says min min lights move rapidly and don’t recede?
Sources.
Another difference is that WOTW occurs over marshes, whereas there are few marshes in Boulia…
DV would I be wrong in assuming that you believe there is probably a simple scientific explanation for this phenomena?
Witty Rejoinder said:
DV would I be wrong in assuming that you believe there is probably a simple scientific explanation for this phenomena?
Well either there is a simple scientific explanation (combustion of phosphine is a popular one) OR it’s not a real thing or has been significantly misdescribed and that hence it is largely a cultural rather than physical phenomenon. The fact that (a) reports of the phenomenon have dried up and (b) there are not photographs or video and © it is not observed outside Europe makes me lean towards the latter.
dv said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
DV would I be wrong in assuming that you believe there is probably a simple scientific explanation for this phenomena?
Well either there is a simple scientific explanation (combustion of phosphine is a popular one) OR it’s not a real thing or has been significantly misdescribed and that hence it is largely a cultural rather than physical phenomenon. The fact that (a) reports of the phenomenon have dried up and (b) there are not photographs or video and © it is not observed outside Europe makes me lean towards the latter.
There were reports of a Dropbear in Rome, in August
Dropbear said:
There were reports of a Dropbear in Rome, in August
Only the abstract is available free, but will the Royal Society do for a reference?
http://classic.rsta.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/372/2030/20140206.abstract
Haven’t seen DA today.
She might have her legs in stirrups and yelling obscenities right now.
dv said:
Well either there is a simple scientific explanation (combustion of phosphine is a popular one) OR it’s not a real thing or has been significantly misdescribed and that hence it is largely a cultural rather than physical phenomenon. The fact that (a) reports of the phenomenon have dried up and (b) there are not photographs or video and © it is not observed outside Europe makes me lean towards the latter.
Or it’s a combination of both, and also due to more than one phenomenon.
FUCK OFF
sibeen said:
FUCK OFF
OOPS
:)
Harsh
dv said:
Well either there is a simple scientific explanation (combustion of phosphine is a popular one) OR it’s not a real thing or has been significantly misdescribed and that hence it is largely a cultural rather than physical phenomenon. The fact that (a) reports of the phenomenon have dried up and (b) there are not photographs or video and © it is not observed outside Europe makes me lean towards the latter.
Makes sense.
Bubblecar said:
Apparently there are fewer will ‘o wisp sightings these days, due to marsh clearance etc. I suppose it’s possible that they never actually existed.
When he was a young lad, my dad regularly saw marsh gas. He didn’t have a camera back then though, and the world was still black and white anyway.
Although I live near a marsh, I’m guessing the light pollution would drown out any gas illumination. Not so true of the drunken bogans who hang out there after the pubs close on Saturday nights; I’m sure their gas illuminations are just as awe-inspiring.