I remember driving a Jeep into the desert at night and seeing several white flashes going off all around us on the ground. I could hear a snapping noise at nearly the same time as the flashes. One of these strange flashes went off about 30 feet from us and caused me to swerve it was so bright. We went over to where we saw it and there was nothing there. It was freaky.
We finally figured it later after reading that if the conditions are perfect, moving sand can cause static electricity to build up. I also read that these discharges pack a serious punch. If snakes and bugs are not enough to worry about, now you have to worry about being electrocuted by moving sand. Best Regards, Adam ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
