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Title: How's this for weird?
Post by: Nickbat on 01 May 2011, 22:57:23: Don't worry! It happened in 1904. ;)

http://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2011/05/01/1904-magnetic-cloud-of-fire-descended-on-a-british-ship/

Magnetic clouds? :o :o

Thanks to Steven Goddard's excellent blog! :y
Title: Re: How's this for weird?
Post by: Banjax on 02 May 2011, 06:27:20: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVf4_WglzWA[/media] :y :y
Title: Re: How's this for weird?
Post by: Nickbat on 02 May 2011, 10:59:23: Indeed, BJ, St Elmo's Fire. What I find amazing about this story is the apparent magnetization of deck furniture and the compass needle spinning round like a compass. :o
Title: Re: How's this for weird?
Post by: Banjax on 02 May 2011, 12:07:30: Quote
Indeed, BJ, St Elmo's Fire. What I find amazing about this story is the apparent magnetization of deck furniture and the compass needle spinning round like a compass. :o

certainly would be alarming, wonder if it affects modern day instruments? :o
Title: Re: How's this for weird?
Post by: Pitchfork on 02 May 2011, 13:58:43: Quote
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Indeed, BJ, St Elmo's Fire. What I find amazing about this story is the apparent magnetization of deck furniture and the compass needle spinning round like a compass. :o

certainly would be alarming, wonder if it affects modern day instruments? :o
As long as they were Banjos there would not be a problem :)
Title: Re: How's this for weird?
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 02 May 2011, 14:03:00: Quote
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Indeed, BJ, St Elmo's Fire. What I find amazing about this story is the apparent magnetization of deck furniture and the compass needle spinning round like a compass. :o

certainly would be alarming, wonder if it affects modern day instruments? :o
As long as they were Banjos there would not be a problem :)

Here's an example of the true majesty of this instrument;

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBtjoRpmOjc[/media]