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"Earthquake Lights" over Mexico. (Luminous aerial phenomenon)
A view of this great natural unusual luminous aerial phenomenon that reportedly appears in the sky at or near areas of tectonic stress, seismic activity, or volcanic eruptions. This happened on the night of 8/Sep/17 in Mexico city.
* Sorry for the potato quality video...
expfarrer
mole people mole people
ThomasTheWankEnglne
Avengers assemble!
SmellyOatMan666
I swear every day for the past two weeks has had some apocalypse type shit happen
ReasonableConservative
Those are coming from inside the fissures.
ErinFromTheOffice
People like to say that we're destroying the earth. We aren't. The earth has survived way worse shit than humans. And it will beat us too
SaffronTeabagPierogi
Those... Those are power flashes though...
Stewker
In this case it's transformers blowing up on the ground which light up the clouds. Don't fall for this pseudo-science bullshit.
GuestChrist
Are you sure those aren't just transformers going up? Just a thought.
0kazaki101
It just looks like heat lightning to me....
HillarysEmails
8/Sep/17?
clydeman420
Those were coming from the ground
buttpunch13
Low cloud cover reflects the power lines sparking. Not mystical at all.
IFuckingLoveGoldenRetrievers
How tall are the power lines where you live?
rockerBOO
Sparks are flying
NotNataliePortman
Science! http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/01/140106-earthquake-lights-earthquake-prediction-geology-science/
Huggitt17
It's the aliens. They caused the earthquake, too.
shotinthehead
transformers popping
RelentlessDevastation
Piezoelectric
busted88
This is easily explained. Not be me though, Earthquakes 101 was an 8am class so I dropped it.
imgishallbe
it's the aliens ... shhhhh
diphenhydraminehcl50mg
Are we -absolutely sure- the earth didn't end in 2012 and were not all facing the apocalypse now and just no one was captured cuz we all suc
Finallydecidedtotakeactionandshitmyopinioninyourcommentsection
As long as Pains theme or O Fortuna isn't blasting from the sky, I won't accept the apocalypse
ReverseTrapTsukasa
Now we know where the Earth benders are.
AwesomeKazu
Maybe invisible space battle?
GodEmperorMasterOfMankind
iamnid
Considering it is now only noon on September 8 2017 in Mexico City, I'm wondering how you got this footage from the future.
MithridateEupator
They used American dates, this is clearly the Septh day of August
bomber672
He should have probably said early morning of the 8th.
zippyzozippyzayzippyzappyzoopyzee
Time wrinkles are a key component of any "great natural unusual luminous aerial phenomenon"
SojournCartographer
Days start at night
edasm
"Earthquake lights..."
Michelicorne
Wizard streetfight or Goku fighting a monster. Either option, I'm 100% positive.
CaptainBeefcake
Since it's mexico and many of us there grew up with DBZ (almost religiously) imma say goku...
IUpvoteAnythingDragonBall
Goku always wins
TheLannistersSendALovelyFruitBasket
I thought it looked like the end of Halo Reach
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zinkuta41
ASassyPikachu
Or cthulu
pickmin123
What about aliens?
Michelicorne
We all know that we can't see alien activity because the MIB is so secretive.
Jessifer
Goku = alien
Michelicorne
You're DAMN RIGHT
PirateLogic
Dresden, is that you?
Estellus
Saw the top comment, opened the thread looking for Harry, was not disappointed. Carry on, Warden.
alduxvm
Explanation of lights: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake_light
biolologist
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake_light#Criticism
CreepyPhlox
It looks like something electrical blowing up on the ground and reflecting against the clouds above. Transformers probably like others...
alduxvm
And too much transformers failures, there is no report of that on the electrical company...
CreepyPhlox
...have mentioned. It explains why some of the small bright flashes are so close to the ground and not emanating from the sky.
CreepyPhlox
Also, I've had a transformer blow near my house at night and it made it look like day time it was so bright.
hofbrauhauss
That sure is a great natural unusual luminous aerial phenomenon
Jwhite777
Yeah, that's a gnulap for sure
Sonzarelli
Say lightly fried fish filets one more time dad
SirBloop
Its probably static discharge from the air and ground being moved back and forth so violently
zippyzozippyzayzippyzappyzoopyzee
That sentence reads like the description for some cheap knock-off made-in-China drone...
mikeo
If you switch natural and unusual, it sounds perfectly fine. Funny how english works sometimes.
myusernameisntfunny
I remember seeing videos of strange rainbow like clouds of light over Japan before the earthquake
HazyWasabi
Isn't it? I wonder if anyone has an explanation for this natural unusual luminous aerial phenomenon.
PudgyPinkiePie
Tectonic stress creates galvanic force
MojoJojosDojo
Probably transformers blowing up around the city.
dopplebang3r
No shit. Do these phenomena usually occur during an earthquake while there are clouds kicking about overhead? Amazing how nature does that.
Aqvalar
Afaik no one really knows WHY these happens. IIRC someone claims it's to do with magnetic field effects or something, but dunno...
ultrasoundscape
That was my first thought. I have no idea if an earthquake would be able to disturb the field that much though.
Aqvalar
Well, if tectonic plates move around that is a force like... Well, no other. If anything I guess that would be enough to do something.
ultrasoundscape
The amount of kinetic energy sure is tremendous, but what matters is the amount and speed of ferromagnetic material moving around.
FWAKADATHOOM
I for one would love to see such a natural unusual luminous aerial phenomenon in person. Minus the earthquake of course.
cooliolikeice
Yes I think I once saw a natural unusual luminous aerial phenomenon.
soupiswhatitsoundslikewhenyoueatsoup
Say "natural unusual luminous aerial phenomenon" one more time...
cooliolikeice
Naturalunusualluminousaerialphenomenononemoretime
KidMiracleman
We are all talking about hurricane irma but we don't pay enough attention to magnitude 8.1 earthquake at mexico city.
rockbit3r
Or all the conflagrations.
Thranx
Wasn't very near MC. But yes, Mexico had a big earthquake off its southern shore.
lidiostyle
I Live in Chiapas, i still feel the aftershocks Here, other thanks that,i survived... And i need a tequila for the nerves.
ContainerofAdams
Mexican here: It wasn't really bad at all
DanOrtega
Its ok. While there were fatal victims, all in all it wasn't THAT bad. The epicenter was in a lesser populated area of the country.
Jufasa
Yes the middle of the ocean isn't usually very populated
therealjimfoster
They aliens!!!!
mynamesbryson
Could it be because it literally just happened?
Finallydecidedtotakeactionandshitmyopinioninyourcommentsection
As long as Pains theme or O Fortuna isn't blasting from the sky the world's not going down
Finallydecidedtotakeactionandshitmyopinioninyourcommentsection
*Fortune
Finallydecidedtotakeactionandshitmyopinioninyourcommentsection
** First was right, fuck
mantysaippua
it was felt at mexico city, but the quake itself was 120km away from pijijiapan (south mexico)
ihateusernamesnoidont
57 miles from Mapastepec chiapas
jackals84
Because, while Mexico City was shaken by the earthquake, the epicenter was pretty far from the city.
Niteman
It's nothing like the 1985 Mexico City earthquake. Both my parents lived there at the time; my dad tells me that there wasn't anyone who
Niteman
didn't know someone who died
Natertoots
You can't really blame Americans on an American website for only talking about the 4 hurricanes and massive wildfires hitting us.
LivingVoyage
THANK YOU
Natertoots
YOU'RE WELCOME
LivingVoyage
I DON'T KNOW WHY WE'RE STILL YELLING, BUT YOU SEEM LIKE A VERY NICE PERSON ...AND I HOPE YOUR DAY GOING WELL.
alduxvm
indeed! people barely paying attention to other countries issues
MonsieurTlayuda
That's imgur for you
JollyRogarrgh
But they care for us, hurricane Harvey, Mexico was on the phone ready to help. Qatar, though a political donation, contributed $30million
Danmanbadman
Hmm an earthquake that literally happened while most of us were asleep, and in the midst of multiple wild fires, and hurricanes.
Danmanbadman
How on earth could we have fucking missed this?
KLMairlines
Other countries? What is this thing you talk about?
Davidnfilms
There are others?
d0o0o0d
...you know those places you visit on vacation, like Disneyland?
Davidnfilms
ya
CrazySimple
It's just the transformers exploding...
YouShouldntGoDownThere
Yep, Los Angeles '92 '94 etc.
o0weno
Nice try with the Wikipedia link. How are there no sat photos of this phenomenon? In a nice spot where no people live?
eggmuffin
What are you talking about?
fedoraeuphoria
I was about to post "thatsthejoke.jpg" but people actually think the night lights up because the ground is shifting
tanebou
Some were. Some of the lights were showing up before the earthquake hit tho. It's a controversial phenomenon that can't really be explained.
KatsDiscoBall
Can confirm. Got outside fast enough in the '94 Northridge Quake to see transformers exploding everywhere firsthand.
cyberspork
94 EARTHQUAKE BUDDY! WOOOOO. What area were you in?
KatsDiscoBall
I PMd YOU BACK EARTHQUAKE BUDDY!
cyberspork
WOOO
cyberspork
Thats what I thought too, I remember it from LA in 94, but none of the lights are going out....
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ReptilianPokemaster
I was there, not a single explosion.
freegiant
bhick217
OP is wrong, you can see the transformers blowing....
jaybird85
Which one??? Not Bumblebee!! TELL ME IT'S NOT BUMBLEBEE!!!!!
alduxvm
nop... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake_light
Danmanbadman
Fuck you and your Wikipedia bullshit. That is the worst possible source you can post to back up a bull shit.
ActualNine
I mean I call bullshit. But I wouldn't down vote buddy. Posted a link Atleast. And sounds like it hasn't been confirmed or, opposite of that
ActualNine
My words aren't coming to me. However that video does look like transformers blowing.
biolologist
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake_light#Criticism
incrediblybl4ck0beseman
Pwned
DownWithYouAll
Its supposed to be aurora like lights and lighting. There is a hole host of supposed phenom before big quakes. People have put quite alot of
DownWithYouAll
effort into studying wild life as a predictor of earthquakes with no results.
Radix865
In this case very much likely, but there are sightings of weird lights throughout history. Even long before electricity was around...
Radix865
Weird lights during and after earthquakes I mean...
eggmuffin
Yes. There are accounts of vile curses spread by witches consorting with the devil, too.
Radix865
Don't get pissy at me, I'm not saying it's UFO or some shit. I mean scientific phenomenon, ball lightning was long considered fake as well.
eggmuffin
I don't understand why you felt the need to bring that up when there's nothing unknown or unexplained going on in the gif.
Radix865
Because I like weird shit that might or might not exist, but also has a scientific explanation behind it.