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August 14, 2005
What the Fulgarite
I woke up really early this morning; mainly because I had gotten so much sleep last night and it was so humid out (condensation was even forming on counter). I headed down to the beach to take some shots of the swells associated with Tropical Storm Irene. Standing on the corner of the walk, I bumped into Adam, who was also checking out the conditions of the beach. We started talking about weather, of course, and how Friday night produced such an amazing light show. I was in the city that night and did not happen to catch it. He then proceeded to tell me about looking for "Fulgarites". I really had no idea what he was talking about- so I asked, "What in the world are Fulgarites". I had then just learned that Fulgarites are formed when lightning stikes the sand. As the sand cools down, it forms rock like glass hollow tubes. I'll certainly have to keep an eye out. I the meantime, if you wanted to purchase one for yourself (who knows, maybe you collect odd objects) and at just 6 bucks, a bargain-- click here. This image was taken at some tropical beach by Sexto Sol.
Posted by Jeff at August 14, 2005 08:50 AM
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Jeff-
I love your blog. I had fun learning about fulgarites. The storm chasing tour is June 4-10 and is run through Silver Lining Tours. Check out their website and think about coming. It would be a blast.
Take care and hope to see you son.
ps. back in SF. Low overcast/fog and 55 degrees. Very stable atmosohere with no hope for severe weather...ever.
Posted by: Rob Darby at August 21, 2005 04:52 AM