Ball lightning scientists remain in the dark new scientist. Ball lightning is a glowing ball of lightning that sometimes appears in a thunderstorm, but usually lasts much longer than lightning. Ball lightning may be an atmospheric electrical phenomenon, the physical nature of which is still controversial. There have been some papers and research discussing the possible mechanisms that could produce it, such as free knots of magnetic fields or a selforganizing plasma, but there has been little laboratory evidence. Natural ball lightning probed for the first time new. These floating fireballs shine as brightly as a 100watt lightbulb. Ball lightning definition of ball lightning by merriam. I know nether tentacles ball lightning for bosses, but my question is more so about killing mobs.
Ball lightning myths storm highway weather library. Bouncing of ball lightning ball lightning bouncing is the often observed phenomenon that baffles scientists with its eccentricities. Cixin lius ball lightning examines scientific obsession. The complete book of lightning rod balls plastic comb january 1, 1989 by mike bruner author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The term refers to reports of luminous, usually spherical objects which vary from.
Liu uses the liminal nature of ball lightning to his advantage. Chinese researchers have done the seemingly impossible. Ball lightning is a gripping tale of obsession from the biggest name. These floating fireballs shine as brightly as a 100watt lightbulb and can be white, yellow. An unsolved problem in atmospheric physics kluwer academic publishers, 2000. Nether tentacles damage and healing amount increased by 200%. Ball lightning occurs as glowing spheres ranging in size from a golf ball to a very large beach ball 1 to 100 centimeters, or 0. Jennison, a professor of electrical energy, saw a balllightning globe first outside, then inside, an airliner he was taking from new york to washington. Top 10 builds for monk softcore s19 greater rift diablo 3 ladder. Its three times hotter than the surface of the sun and could power a 100watt bulb for more than three months source.
Explanations and theories of ball lightning howstuffworks. Astrophysicist edward argyle suggested in nature that ball lightning was merely a positive afterimage i. The ball lightning is the white dot at the far left, and its spectrum is the slightly brighter band of colors at the foot of the irregularly shaped main lightning spectrum. Now we know it is a natural electrical discharge, but even today there. Ball lighting is still baffling, scientists admit in a new report. A crucial proof of any theory of ball lightning would be if the theory could be used to make ball lightning. Plus, the fact that ball lightning is translated by joel martinsen, the. This rune effect transforms the arrow into a ball of energy with shadow tentacles extending out and wiggling as they move along.
Book ii reveals turmoil between two blizzard studios. Some of the scientific books on lightning have chapters on ball lightning. Shoot a ball of lightning that electrocutes enemies along its path for 300% weapon damage as lightning. Finally, rather late in the process, the master and margarita. From the new york times bestselling author of the threebody trilogy, cixin lius ball lightning is the story of what happens when the beauty of scientific inquiry runs up against the drive to harness new discoveries with no consideration of their possible consequences. Ball lightning, a rare aerial phenomenon in the form of a luminous sphere that is generally several centimetres in diameter. Lyons, colorado some mountain partygoers witness a bizarre glowing orb in the distance. It may be red, orange, yellow, white, or blue in colour and is.
The archetypes of the collective unconscious association of. Ball lightning is a known natural phenomenon, however it is not well studied, if at all, because most of the evidence is anecdotal. Nether tentacles is a rune effect in elemental arrow, a hatredspending demon hunter skill. Information on this page is based on a level 70 character. Nether tentacles shoot a shadow tentacle that deals 300% weapon damage as physical to enemies along its path and returns 0. Extreme forms of atmospheric electricity by james d. Scientists accidentally record ball lightning in nature for first time. Touches on various theories, then concentrates on known physical aspects and experimental production of bl. And nether tentacles still do but ball of lightning is actualy suppose to hit multiple times as if im not wrong its dmg 330% is divided by 2 for each attack so its 165% for each tick. Ball lightning also has the strange habit of penetrating the metal walls of inflight aircraft. Price new from used from plastic comb, january 1, 1989 please retry. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. This is the first paper which gives a mathematical solution explaining the birth or.
Strange ball lightning caught on highspeed video live. The projectile moves quite a bit more slowly than normal arrow attacks, which can make them hard to hit fast enemies. One of the foundational novels by beloved science fiction author cixin liu, ball lightning is a stunning tale of physics, ethics, and one mans journey for answers that may come at too high a cost. Carbon in the soil strips the silicates of oxygen through chemical reactions, creating a gas of energetic silicon. Ball lightning appears as glowing orbs that seem to occur during thunderstorms, usually following a lightning strike. Scientists accidentally record ball lightning in nature. Book ii reveals turmoil between two blizzard studios return of the. Ball lightning definition is a rare form of lightning consisting of luminous balls that may move along solid objects or float in the air. Louis 2001 electron power systems plams toroid exper.
They think the wisdom of more than 10 fields of science will be needed to explain the bizarre effect. View their web site here lightning photography some lightning photographs have been incorrectly used as evidence for ball lightning due to an anomaly that occurs on some images. Just a sampling of the theories out there suggest the ball is a cloud of hot silicon particles, a natural nuclear reaction, a lightninginduced epileptic hallucination, a miniature black hole, an aggregate of cellulose and other natural polymers, and a microwavefilled bubble of plasma. Apparently its as common as regular lightning but is visible over a much shorter distance. The first expert, paul handel at the university of missouri at st. Ball lightning is a welldocumented phenomenon in the sense that it has been seen and consistently described by people in all walks of life since the time of the ancient greeks. The book follows a physicist who, as a child, saw his parents incinerated one stormy night by a ball lightening event. Ball lightning has been captured on video for the first. In 1638 an exceptionally powerful thunderstorm struck the town of widecombeinthemoor, devon, in england.
Violent, unpredictable, and potentially deadly, it was often seen as an indication of divine judgment or displeasure. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. However, it has been widely reported in weather journals by many trustworthy people. Tentacles is a fantasy book about wolfe and his relatives marty and grace and their adventure to this loch ness monster type of creature. There now follows a sacrifice of sheep, during which a game of ball. Chenpakter plasmatorus paper 2001 corum ball lightning paper fmtcba. Top 10 builds for witchdoctor softcore diablo 3 ladder. The lightning machineguns developed by the researchers fire supercharged macro electrons that can disintegrate anything in front of them until the charge runs out artistic license nuclear physics. Ball lightning spell, projectile, aoe, lightning radius.
Anybody who questions ball lightnings authenticity is certain to hear from its defenders. See cards from the most recent sets and discover what players just like you are saying about them. The archivist is a ferocious loremaster and librarian, having unlimited knowledge of books, and all the secrets withing them, constantly seeking to prove once and for all that the pen is mightier than the sword. The power plant the ecoterrorists held up still uses the same technology as the soviet era chernobyl plant, even though it is. Ball lightning a slow moving arrow is fired and it deals increased lightning damage to all targets it passes through. The second book in that series, the dark forest remains in my personal top three scifi novels of all time and will most likely stay there for a very long time. Today we will compare the ball lightning rune with the nether tentacle one and see, if same rated damage also means same damage output. Louis, is a longstanding proponent of the hypothesis that ball lightning is a manifestation of a maser caused by regular lightning striking within a standing wave of uhf or microwave radiation. They set sail on the huge ship with lots of other people, and you come to find that there is something that is a little fishy on the boat. Ball lightning experiments produce ufos may 26, 1999.
Using these i killed azmodan on hell mode with just a few hits and got a bunch of cool achievements for not taking damage etc. Tentacles, by roland smith is a book about a person named travis wolfe. The archivist is the newest class to be introduced to diablo 3. Explanations for how ball lightning is formed are even more diverse than its physical characteristics. Scientists do not understand ball lightning very well, and some even do not think ball lightning is real, because it is so strange.
List of unique legendary affixes diablo wiki fandom. Lightning has been a source of fear and mystery through the entire history of mankind. Reports of ball lightning have been around for hundreds of years. List of active skills demon hunter diablo iii guide game guides. Im a fan of cixin lius remembrance of earth past trilogy. Problem and its sequels, the dark forest and deaths end. If it goes at 30% speed then it might hit 56 times i think making it up to 990% per cast which is kinda high. Though usually associated with thunderstorms, the phenomenon is said to last considerably longer than the splitsecond flash of a lightning bolt. They were shot toward the dense icy clouds in the sky of the captive camp, congregating into a ball of lightning that looked like a miniature sun.
Some nineteenth century reports describe balls that eventually explode and leave. Today were discussing the recent nether tentacles nerf with patch 1. It usually occurs near the ground during thunderstorms, in close association with cloudtoground lightning. Lightning damage has a chance to turn enemies into lightning rods, causing them to pulse 444555% weapon. Ball lightening, by liu cixin, is a fascinating and fairly original book from the author of the three body problem which have yet to read as of this writing.
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