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Inkey

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1. This is a great article !!!

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2026, 11:47 PM

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I have been studying electromagnetic fields most of my life and have always wondered
about this lightening phenomenon.
This explanation opens a new perspective about this topic !
Hydrometeors is my new word for the day !

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This is a great article !!! Inkey Friday #1

Bear in mind ... cloud chambers were one of the ways cosmic rays were originally discovered. eppur_se_muova Yesterday #2