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“Bohm, a leading expert in twentieth century plasma physics, observed in amazement that once electrons were in plasma, they stopped behaving like individuals and started behaving as if they were a part of a larger and interconnected whole. Although the individual movements of each electron appeared to be random, vast numbers of electrons were able to produce collective effects that were surprisingly well organized and appeared to behave like a life form.
The plasma constantly regenerated itself and enclosed impurities in a wall in the same way that a biological organism, like the unicellular amoeba, might encase a foreign substance in a cyst. So amazed was Bohm by these life-like qualities that he later remarked that he frequently had the impression that the electron sea was ‘alive’ and that plasma possessed some of the traits of living things.
The debate on the existence of plasma-based life forms has been going on for more than 20 years ever since some models showed that plasma can mimic the functions of a primitive cell.”
www.mysterious-america.net...
Originally posted by The GUT
As germane as Plasma seems to the UFO mystery, it somehow manages to be pretty much ignored around here.
From exotic propulsion methods to unknown lifeforms, plasma physics brings us--I believe--ever closer to the truth.
“Bohm, a leading expert in twentieth century plasma physics, observed in amazement that once electrons were in plasma, they stopped behaving like individuals and started behaving as if they were a part of a larger and interconnected whole. Although the individual movements of each electron appeared to be random, vast numbers of electrons were able to produce collective effects that were surprisingly well organized and appeared to behave like a life form.
The plasma constantly regenerated itself and enclosed impurities in a wall in the same way that a biological organism, like the unicellular amoeba, might encase a foreign substance in a cyst. So amazed was Bohm by these life-like qualities that he later remarked that he frequently had the impression that the electron sea was ‘alive’ and that plasma possessed some of the traits of living things.
The debate on the existence of plasma-based life forms has been going on for more than 20 years ever since some models showed that plasma can mimic the functions of a primitive cell.”
www.mysterious-america.net...
Check out the rest of the article for a wide-ranging hypothesis on the plasma issue.
Originally posted by smurfy
As much as you have obviously spent time on your thread, I am sorry that I don't have that leap of imagination to turn what could just be flat articles of debris tumbling and catching any light, into a pulsating plasma body. What was unusual was the large piece of whatever in contact and then tumbling away from the ISS seen from the space shuttles view, that is just as likely to be something that has escaped from the shuttle or the ISS as the shuttle left, a plastic bag perhaps? I kid you not. I see nothing in the short clip inside, just stuff with cable floating about, some of it in a slight motion and there need not be anything strange about that, remember the flag on the moon, a semi rigid structure that would have torsional forces acting within it and on it.
Originally posted by Blue Shift
Little flashing specks in the sky are really not very good evidence to support the theory of ET life/civilizations. No matter how hard or fast they flash. What's necessary is more of a complex assortment of video/photographic evidence, combined and associated with unusual artifacts and statements from independent experts verifying those things. Got any of that?
Originally posted by watchdog8110
Originally posted by smurfy
As much as you have obviously spent time on your thread, I am sorry that I don't have that leap of imagination to turn what could just be flat articles of debris tumbling and catching any light, into a pulsating plasma body. What was unusual was the large piece of whatever in contact and then tumbling away from the ISS seen from the space shuttles view, that is just as likely to be something that has escaped from the shuttle or the ISS as the shuttle left, a plastic bag perhaps? I kid you not. I see nothing in the short clip inside, just stuff with cable floating about, some of it in a slight motion and there need not be anything strange about that, remember the flag on the moon, a semi rigid structure that would have torsional forces acting within it and on it.
When the rate of pulses ( tumbling ) changes as you have stated from the flat debris , how would you explain that change in rate as well and the increase in speed ? I cannot see a piece of debris changing it's rate of spin unless it was forced to do so and there were no maneuvering jets from the shuttle fired from the underbelly or from the wing tips and tail rudder or they would have been obvious to spot . I do thank you for at least giving it a shot in that direction .
The motion of the wing flaps would not have moved the objects forward in the video but would have pushed any debris away to the rear of the shuttle out of view also .edit on 21-11-2011 by watchdog8110 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by smurfy
Originally posted by watchdog8110
Originally posted by smurfy
As much as you have obviously spent time on your thread, I am sorry that I don't have that leap of imagination to turn what could just be flat articles of debris tumbling and catching any light, into a pulsating plasma body. What was unusual was the large piece of whatever in contact and then tumbling away from the ISS seen from the space shuttles view, that is just as likely to be something that has escaped from the shuttle or the ISS as the shuttle left, a plastic bag perhaps? I kid you not. I see nothing in the short clip inside, just stuff with cable floating about, some of it in a slight motion and there need not be anything strange about that, remember the flag on the moon, a semi rigid structure that would have torsional forces acting within it and on it.
When the rate of pulses ( tumbling ) changes as you have stated from the flat debris , how would you explain that change in rate as well and the increase in speed ? I cannot see a piece of debris changing it's rate of spin unless it was forced to do so and there were no maneuvering jets from the shuttle fired from the underbelly or from the wing tips and tail rudder or they would have been obvious to spot . I do thank you for at least giving it a shot in that direction .
The motion of the wing flaps would not have moved the objects forward in the video but would have pushed any debris away to the rear of the shuttle out of view also .edit on 21-11-2011 by watchdog8110 because: (no reason given)
I didn't say that tumbling equates to pulses first off, but more the opposite, on reflection not even the opposite but mechanical. What I am saying is that a flat particle, like a paint chip tumbling has two large surfaces that will pick up light as opposed to the two edge on views which will pick up little or no light, and it is the resulting mechanical behaviour, (not pulses) that is being observed. Water particles expelled from space vehicles, or in them for that matter are subject to surface tension and they are noticeably round the smaller they are, and there are plenty of examples of those in space video, but the larger they are, they can still be disturbed and create elongated surfaces, 'wiggly, wriggly things'? This is stuff you need to address before you go the step further.edit on 21-11-2011 by smurfy because: Text.
Originally posted by The GUT
From exotic propulsion methods to unknown lifeforms, plasma physics brings us--I believe--ever closer to the truth.
Originally posted by The GUT
reply to post by zorgon
Semi-spontaneous you mean. But, yeah, I've wondered a little about that. I LOVE the whole subject--it got game as far as hypotheses go.
I need to nose back over but, OY, what a spontaneously goofy SN I picked...almost too embarassed to show my face.