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Re: (meteorobs) "Electrophonic" Fireball sound nonsense



mike that's a really great point in my opinion - it really is

beneath it all, though, is the notion that existing
'explanations'/technology/understanding, ie, the belief system that is
science, may (at this time) be inadequate to describe certain phenomena, of
which 'our' electrophonic meteors may be one

i am sure we both seek the truth
thanks - it's been fun and stimulating
dale

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Linnolt" <mlinnolt@alum.mitdot edu>
To: <meteorobs@atmob.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 7:54 PM
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) "Electrophonic" Fireball sound nonsense


> Dale, In fact I am looking for the answer! My simple logical analysis
ruling out the "meteor electrophonics" seems hard to refute. If someone can
offer an adequate explanation, please do so. This leads to the next step,
then of suggesting what else could be responsible for "simultaneously"
hearing and seeing meteors. If its physically impossible to detect meteor RF
over background while NOT detecting cell phone RF by the same mechanism,
then what is being reported by the witnesses? One explanation could be just
a coincidental occurence of the meteor with some locally generated sound.
This may sound too simple, but many "weird" experiences in the world can be
explained by such rare, random coincidental occurences! Take the probability
of hearing an electrophonic sound at some time as p0. The probability of
seeing a meteor as p1. The odds both will occur together is p0*p1, which is
small but finite, and given the rarity of these reports, fits quite well
with my little theory!
>
> Mike Linnolt
>
> --- Dale <biscayne@snappydsldot net> wrote:
> > hi mike
> > i've been a ham and an electronics freak since long
> > before transistors
> > i understand your point completely and you certainly
> > raise a good question
> > but i fear you miss my main point:
> > the dismissal of something that can't be explained
> > is exactly what science,
> > and the pursuit of truth, (granted these are not
> > ALWAYS the same) are NOT
> > all about
> >
> > something is happening with this business of
> > (nearly) simultaneous 'aural'
> > perception of various atmospheric events far too far
> > away to be explained by
> > direct transmission of sound waves
> >
> > so why not help look for an answer instead of
> > dismissing the problem?
> > dale
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