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81 points·joebig··16 comments

I love as yet unexplained visual phenomena.

Know of any more?

taxes

Not quite the same, but Ball Lightning is one of my favorite similar phenomena (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_lightning)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hessdalen_lights

Hinkypunks!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will-o%27-the-wisp

Will o' the wisps

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will-o%27-the-wisp

Kind of reminded me of fata morgana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fata_Morgana_(mirage)

And CNN's erroneous coverage of a fake fata morgana https://www.cnn.com/2015/10/20/world/china-floating-city-vid...

Its interesting that there are will-o'-wisp style folklore the whole world over. Whether or not its a real phenomenon, psychological, or a mix, its fascinating that it seem to be so universal.

This is exactly what I came to comment.

There are so many conserved ideas in folklore. Dragons, gods, fairy lights and will-o'-the-wisp. Star peoples, floods.

I wonder if structures in information and latent reality space cause us to draw these same conclusions and convergences.

Reminds me of Te Lapa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Te_lapa

“Te lapa is a Polynesian term for an unexplained light phenomenon underneath, or on the surface of, the ocean.”

It is used to navigate when you are lost at sea, but only when you are truly lost.

Reminds me of the Marfa Lights: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marfa_lights

curious, has anyone ever tried to replicate the "gases escaping the earth and igniting on air contact" explanation for these (and similar phenomena like will o wisps?)

Phospine does ignite on contact with air.

Shouldn't single spectrum photograph resolve the mystery?

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