I cannot dispute your skepticism, BUT there are many unexplained things in our world that await open minds. Why do you sometimes look to the sky just BEFORE something appears? My favorite is whether the speed of light is really a hard physical limit. Another is how come my dog anticipates my my behaviour so well? I concur with your criticism of the "sound" hypothesis. John Ferrell 6241 Phillippi Rd Julian NC 27283 Phone: (336)685-9606 Dixie Competition Products NSRCA 479 AMA 4190 W8CCW "My Competition is Not My Enemy" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 10:59 AM Subject: Re: [OT]: Today's potpourri (Tag corrected) > > While it SHOULD be impossible to hear meteorites as you see them due to > > their distance away and the time it takes for sound to travel there is > > a significant body of observed "hearings" by competent observers. > > > The mechanism is debated but it is suspected that some form of radio > > or low frequency electrical signal may be produced by the very large > > energy involved in creating the ionised meteorite trail and these > > signals may be detected by the human ear or associated nerve cells. > > > > WERE this true, these signals the meteroites produce > would be DIRECTLY receivable by any number or receivers > in widespread use today - as well as on a spectrum > analyzer attached to a wideband receiving antenna (such as > a FET-based 'active' antenna). > > The human ear/body is certainly *not* more sensitive to > any EM (RF) produced by meteorites than any of today's > modern-day receiving apparatus ... therefore I rather > doubt that these 'observers' are picking up any EM > waves directly produced by meteorites (otherwise, MANY > longwave, Loran C and Omega transmissions would be 'heard' > and likely 'mask' these meteorite signals ...) > > RF Jim > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu