Naut.Sirius Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 This was strange, perhaps somebody here knows what it was that I was seeing? The other night a lightning/ rain storm passed through the area where I'm living and after a series of gigantic lightning strikes this orange light started flashing up from the ground. It's not lightning as it's coming up from bottom to top, and is always in the same place. It's coming from across the Klong behind my building and that area is just houses/temples/ and some fields. No large buildings or airports etc. And you can't tell from the video, but the base of the light was big, larger than a building. And this was the only time that I've ever seen it there. One idea that's been floated so far is that it might of been power lines shorting out, or a transformer station flaring.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saakura Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Alien spaceship landing/takeoff?? Impressive video, the light indeed is huge/bright orange and coming from the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 My money is on a transformer or power line flashover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstribling Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 There was a thread a few weeks ago about Batman in BKK. That's my guess probably test firing the bat- light for the commissioner. Or maybe a transformer fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonrakers Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Transformers? Optimus Prime? Cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 My money is on a transformer or power line flashover. Mine too. BTW, lightning can start from the ground up. Ground to cloud lightning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstribling Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I thought that was a myth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naut.Sirius Posted March 10, 2011 Author Share Posted March 10, 2011 My money is on a transformer or power line flashover. Mine too. BTW, lightning can start from the ground up. Ground to cloud lightning I thought about that too, but the thing that throws me (although I'm not trained in these things at all!) off is the evenness of the flash, that it's in the same place, and seems to have the same relative brightness each time.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarpSpeed Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 (edited) My money is on a transformer or power line flashover. Yes, that is my my bet too but point of information is that lightning also does strike from ground up but this is more likely a transformer from a downed line...Ooopps I see now that others have also posted accordingly and I echoed them... Actually on second view I believe it's a downed power line or one striking a tree branch and grounding out. A transformer is more likely to blow one big flash and not repeatedly like that seen it many times back home where the thunder storms there make these look like a sprinkler system.. Edited March 10, 2011 by WarpSpeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarpSpeed Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I thought that was a myth. It's not, it's been proven by stop motion and high speed filming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckarooBanzai Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Multiple tower upward lightning flash captured at 9,000 images per second http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bvmEYxEYiA&tracker=False&NR=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud1 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Looks like the flames from the gas works in BKK.I see them every evening from where i live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I'd kill for a nice thunderstorm like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naut.Sirius Posted March 10, 2011 Author Share Posted March 10, 2011 Multiple tower upward lightning flash captured at 9,000 images per second http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bvmEYxEYiA&tracker=False&NR=1 That's absolutely beautiful! Thanks for posting it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I promise to do my welding in the afternoon from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolsti Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I think that the light is coming from a bit further than you think. You may need to extend your search parameters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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