At 09:32 PM 1/5/2010, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >I can't explain why there is a sound, but I have experienced it many times. Scott, it's the same as lightning, in miniature. You have a high-energy plasma flow (an arc, in other words) that heats the air very hot locally; then it cools when the arc collapses. What you're hearing is the thunder. Yours, David |
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