Caveats and Complementary Notes Dendritic or “tree-like” patterns typical of lightning and electric discharge are common throughout the natural world. Many of these are poorly understood. The most fully acknowledged instance geographically is the branching ravine pattern of fluid erosion. But the subject of the Dendritic Ridge Experiment reveals the opposite characteristic:…
Dendritic Ridges–An Electrical Interpretation In 1777, Georg Christoph Lichtenberg demonstrated the lightning-like dendritic patterns taken by dust on non-conductive surfaces subjected to electric sparks. In honor of his contribution, these electrical patterns came to be named “Lichtenberg Figures.” Lichtenberg experimented with variations in the observable effects of electric sparks to…
Solving the Mystery of Dendritic Ridges The Thunderbolts ProjectTM is proud to announce its first Innovative Experiment PrizeTM : dendritic ridge systems created by electric discharge. Three cash prizes will be awarded: Gold-$6000; Silver-$3000; and Bronze-$1000. In the planetary science of the Electric Universe, the priority must be on experimental verification. For…
