Thunderblogs 2018 Archive

Sputtering Canyons, Part 3 By Andrew Hall In Part 1 of the Sputtering Canyons series, we discussed Arches National Monument and evidence that it was formed by a complex sputtering discharge process. That process involved a thermal-spiking, barrier discharge in a layer of wet sandstone. In Part 2, we looked at how charge ...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- Edward Aspera Jr. takes storm photos like this one of violent lightning. He has been chasing storms since 1986 when he served in the Marine Corps, and he is now an audiovisual specialist with the 78th Air Base Wing at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S ...

A Brief History of Unicorns The Death of Stephen Hawking U = NiC + OrN / g(0) By David Drew aka The Soupdragon The death of Stephen Hawking made headline news worldwide. Tributes poured in for the 'inspirational' British physicist -- best known for his work with Black Holes and Relativity ...

 The Mysterious Hum By Jimmy Mikecz You hear a low rumble that sounds like it is about a mile away. You go outside, but the annoying noise is actually louder in your house. The low hum is not an appliance, and there are no factories or highways nearby. You and ...

Sputtering Canyons, Part 2 By Andrew Hall In Sputtering Canyons, Part 1, we discussed Arches National Monument and evidence that it was formed by a complex sputtering discharge process. That process involved a thermal spiking, barrier discharge in a layer of wet sandstone. In Part 2, we'll take a broader look ...

Sputtering Canyons, Part 1 By Andrew Hall In summer of 2016, following the Electric Universe conference in Phoenix, Arizona, EU Geology researchers visited Arches National Monument and the deep reaches of Canyonlands, Utah, where the Green and Colorado Rivers channel through the Colorado Plateau. Arches National Monument is an astonishing ...