Abu Fanous

Its interesting that there are will-o'-wisp style folklore the whole world over. Whether or not its a real phenomenon, psychological, or a mix, its fascinating that it seem to be so universal.

Re: Abu Fanous

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Post by devenjarvis » Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC

d4ng wrote: post #3

zahirbmirza wrote: post #2

I love as yet unexplained visual phenomena.

Know of any more?

Not quite the same, but Ball Lightning is one of my favorite similar phenomena (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_lightning)

Re: Abu Fanous

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Post by firefoxd » Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 11:10 PM UTC

tamimio wrote: post #5

Kind of reminded me of fata morgana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fata_Morgana_(mirage)

And CNN's erroneous coverage of a fake fata morgana https://www.cnn.com/2015/10/20/world/china-floating-city-vid...

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Post by tilt_error » Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 11:23 PM UTC

d4ng wrote: post #3

zahirbmirza wrote: post #2

I love as yet unexplained visual phenomena.

Know of any more?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hessdalen_lights

Re: Abu Fanous

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Post by micromacrofoot » Mon, Jun 15, 2026, 12:19 AM UTC

curious, has anyone ever tried to replicate the "gases escaping the earth and igniting on air contact" explanation for these (and similar phenomena like will o wisps?)