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Originally posted by beebs
reply to post by fatdeeman
Or its an electromagnetic effect that is not easily distorted by atmospheric conditions.
I think rocket, but not conventional rocket.
Originally posted by np6888
We all know who Phage is, but the question is, why would he bother debunking this site, unless there really WAS something?
The spiral was never that big and never took up that much sky, it's just an effect of the slow shutter speed capturing the both the spirals current position and it's already travelled path for somewhere between seconds and minutes.
Originally posted by fatdeeman
Let me try to clarify what I'm saying lol
I'm not saying the spiral didn't span that far or wasn't that big, I'm just saying how it appears in the photos is not the same as how it would have appeared to people watching.
To people watching it would not have had as many rings at any one time and it would not have appeared to cover so much sky.
The photos also do not convey how long the spiral lasted.
Originally posted by fatdeeman
reply to post by Jordan River
The problem I suppose is different people's definition of "the event"
The remnants of the plume could have lasted a long time so saying the event lasted from first observation to the sky being clear could easily be 10 minutes but the actual appearance and disappearance of the white spiral probably lasted no more than 3 minutes and judging by videos it looks like it could have been even less.
It's hard to ascertain the true duration without knowing exactly what each person meant when they said how long it lasted.
Originally posted by fatdeeman
reply to post by Jordan River
I guess it depends on how much air movement there is?
On some clear summer mornings I can go outside and see a nights worth of jet contrails (Let's not start about vapour trails) going back and forth across the sky that are still relatively intact so I suppose with still weather they can certainly persist for a while.
Originally posted by Jordan River
I have some alternative theory on this dilemma.
Heres the first LHC DOORWAY IN/OUT
The LHC compiled it's strongest round that night LHC POWER OVER 9000!!!!!!!!!!
how do u get youtube video numbers?
[edit on 12-12-2009 by Jordan River]
Originally posted by WoMaNfIsH
reply to post by fatdeeman
Maybe it's a missile sucess rather then a missile failure....how scary is that?
As a capsule re-enters the atmosphere the air heats up around it due to friction and usually a high-temperature-resistant material is needed to absorb that. A magnetic field is able to deflect the hot atmospheric air away from the vehicle's surface, reducing or eliminating the need for a heat-absorbing material.
A super-conducting coil will generate the magnetic field that would extend out beyond the leading edge of the vehicle. Assessment of the coil is ongoing.