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Well just ignore the video and it's similarities then, because you won't get what you're asking for.
Originally posted by Chadwickus
reply to post by SLaPPiE
I'm not the one claiming anything, I'm merely pointing out that because EISCATT was using power at the time of the spiral doesn't mean it is the cause of the spiral.
In fact you make a very good point by pointing out that the heater wasn't activated at the time of the spiral, effectively debunking the whole ESCIATT caused the spiral theory.
Nice work!
[edit on 27/12/09 by Chadwickus]
Originally posted by davesidious
reply to post by Point of No Return
That means there was no air to slow the exhaust down, and no wind to blow through the spiral messing it up.
It just makes far too much sense for it to be a failed Russian missile than anything else - we don't have to make massive leaps of faith, or to claim some installation nowhere near the spiral had something to do with it in some hitherto-unknown way, etc. etc. It's just basic physics - Russia sends a missile up, and it fails (as many other Bulava missiles have), and we get a spiral. I never wanted to start an argument in this thread - I always thought people would like to deny ignorance. Oops!
Originally posted by davesidious
reply to post by Point of No Return
It's not just simple - it's simple *and* supported by all evidence and challenged by none. That's the whole point - we have two theories that apparently explain the phenomenon. The first is supported by all evidence, and the others require massive leaps of faith. The first has yet to be challenged by any evidence that has been discovered, the rest have yet to be supported by any evidence at all.
Saying the two are even slightly the same is taking the mickey. It's bad science to ignore a simple, elegant, demonstrable theory in favour of a convoluted, messy theory that can never be demonstrated to be true. That's really, really bad science.
So yeah, I'm denying ignorance. Until someone can disprove all the supporting evidence, it's folly to assume or even entertain the idea that something else caused the spiral. That's not how science works. It may be how conspiracy theories work, but until conspiracy theories start to amount to anything, I think humanity is better off ignoring them.
Originally posted by ProRipp
The lower limit velocity of 316.58m/s is equivalent to about 710mph. This is over twice the 318mph world record for the fastest wind speed recorded (which was caused by a tornado).
The speed of the “ripple” propagation at the lower limit is far greater than any particulate could travel in the atmosphere.
Furthermore, the “ripples” move away from the centre of the spiral with a near constant speed. Particulates moving at such speeds should dissipate quite rapidly.