> Lightning often hits beaches, and the intense heat often produces melted sand (i.e. glass) tubes called fulgurites. Once I saw a TV-docu about a group of scientists in the southwest US (??), in an area where much lightning takes place. hey got prepared sand banks and all around lightning rods and study the structure of these fulgurites. Lightning scientifics. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Oct 31 2003 - 00:08:03 PST
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