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Mysterious Dancing Lights In Afghanistan
by ROBERT KRULWICH
July 30, 2013 1:28 PM
Sgt. Mike MacLeod/U.S. Army
This isn't a painting. It's not from a movie. It's not a strange astronomical event. This is real — what you can see when certain helicopters in Afghanistan touch down on sandy ground, raising dust, causing mysterious arcs of light to loop and dance through the air.
Courtesy of Michael Yon
This doesn't always happen. "The halos usually disappear as the rotors change pitch," wrotewar photographer Michael Yon. "On some nights, on this very same landing zone, no halos form." How come?
Courtesy of Michael Yon
Almost certainly the helicopter's blades have a role. The light seems to follow their path.
Courtesy of Michael Yon
The dust clearly matters. Michael heard from a pilot, who thought the loops are "static electricity created by friction." The helicopter's blades, the pilot said, are covered with a protective sheath of titanium and nickel. The air is filled with floating dust. Maybe when these different minerals slam into each other, the electrostatic charges become excessive and they spark.
Courtesy of Michael Yon
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^having lived and surfed there, yes I have heard of that before, but thanks for posting that, cool reminder how rad that is.
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^not nearly as much as I would like to, but quite a bit during my college in San Diego years. You?
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^nice. a bad day of surfing is better than a good day of not surfing. time to go to bed, that made no sense.
I sold my boards a couple yrs sadly... i was close to buying another recently but then things got busy... I live like 40 mins from the beach, so it's just far enough to keep me away.... but when I lived 5 mins from the beach in SD I would go. Such a good time being out in the water.
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Jib says:
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Jib says:
he isnt worth the water that splashes up into your asshole while you're shittingOriginally posted by ace_dlGuys and Gals, I have to hurry/leaving for short-term vacations.
I won't be back until next Tuesday, so if Get Carter is the correct answer, I would appreciate of someone else posts a new cap for meComment
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