AtDDtA1: "Sightings"

David Morris fqmorris at gmail.com
Thu Jan 25 09:34:58 CST 2007


St. Elm's fire seems about right to me.

galvanic \gal-VAN-ik\, adjective:
1. Of, pertaining to, or producing a direct current of electricity,
especially when produced chemically.
2. Affecting or affected as if by an electric shock; startling; shocking.
3. Stimulating; energizing.


On 1/25/07, Otto <ottosell at googlemail.com> wrote:
> 2007/1/25, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com>:
> > (AtD, Pt. I, Ch. 2, p. 19)
> >
> > "galvanic halo"
> >
>
> St. Elmo's fire maybe?
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Elmo's_fire
>



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