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64 points by joebig 5 hours ago | 13 comments
royal__ an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Reminds me of the Marfa Lights: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marfa_lights

zahirbmirza 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I love as yet unexplained visual phenomena.

d4ng 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Know of any more?

devenjarvis 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Not quite the same, but Ball Lightning is one of my favorite similar phenomena (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_lightning)

goodmythical 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Hinkypunks!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will-o%27-the-wisp

tilt_error 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hessdalen_lights

socar 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

taxes

tokai 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Its interesting that there are will-o'-wisp style folklore the whole world over. Whether or not its a real phenomenon, psychological, or a mix, its fascinating that it seem to be so universal.

echelon an hour ago | parent [-]

This is exactly what I came to comment.

There are so many conserved ideas in folklore. Dragons, gods, fairy lights and will-o'-the-wisp. Star peoples, floods.

I wonder if structures in information and latent reality space cause us to draw these same conclusions and convergences.

tamimio 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Kind of reminded me of fata morgana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fata_Morgana_(mirage)

firefoxd 3 hours ago | parent [-]

And CNN's erroneous coverage of a fake fata morgana https://www.cnn.com/2015/10/20/world/china-floating-city-vid...

micromacrofoot 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

curious, has anyone ever tried to replicate the "gases escaping the earth and igniting on air contact" explanation for these (and similar phenomena like will o wisps?)

dyauspitr an hour ago | parent [-]

Phospine does ignite on contact with air.