Mountains to Harness Lightning in Alps by Berlin Scientists
German scholars A Brasch F Lange and C Urban of the University of Berlin study atmospheric electrical discharges high in the Alps using a cable net between peaks. They report sparks averaging two million volts for thirty minutes with a blue green corona, and aim to measure potentials up to ten million volts as storms wane.
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Ation
Everal
A. Brasch
F. Lange
C. Urban
University of Berlin
Alps
Henry Townsend
Arctic
Ummer
Franklin
Peek
Messrs
Brasch
Lange
Urban
Peck
Thor
Archery Golf and High Voltage Experiments Explored
An article compares archery golf with cross country elements using cocoanuts as targets and discusses nine to ten ranges, stakes, and scoring. It shifts to German high voltage research, detailing atmospheric discharges, lightning measurements, spark gaps, static voltmeters, and cathode ray oscillographs used to assess voltages and power potential.
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Science Beieves
Townsend
F. W. Peek, Jr
Holy Fire Drill From India Used by Brahman Priests
A curiosity from India describes a fire making drill used by Brahman priests for sacred purposes. The device spins a sharpened end inside a wood cavity to produce ember dust, then tinder is lit. Smithsonian scientist Dr. Walter Hough is credited with teaching Boy Scouts the method.
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India
Smithsonian Institution
Walter Hough
Flea trainers and primitive fire making across cultures
The article describes training fleas for stage tricks including two weeks of handling and containment to prevent escapes. It also details primitive fire-making methods such as friction, the fire saw of Philippine practice, burning glass lenses, and ice lenses. Further sections cite voltage figures for atmospheric discharges and reasons researchers study high voltage sparks, including why Germans and Mr. Peck pursue such work.
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Othi
Hough
Philippines
How Radio Lights Street Lamps in Glens Falls NY
A small radio system powers Glens Falls street lamps by five receiving sets linked to a 110 volt lighting feed. Five second transmitter bursts generate impulses sent to five relay units installed in five town sections. Lamps toggle on for ten seconds then off as daybreak ends the cycle.
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Glens Falls
New York
O Tor
Giant bombs grow in size and reach in war
The article outlines three main bomb types fragmentation incendiary and demolition and notes US War Department stocks bombs up to 1 000 pounds. It also describes an experiment placing a 4 000 pound inert tank like bomb under an aircraft wing to show such giants can be carried by flying machines and clarifies this device is a non projectile tank with thin walls and explosive charge making up half its weight.
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United States War Department
Growing Bouquets from Plant Pills
A lightweight home floriculture method uses white oval pills to force blossoms year round. Dr. Gericke and H. H. Dunn describe pills enabling indoors planting with water only, no soil, in jars or cans. after August cuttings root and bloom in 60 days to six months depending on the plant.
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H. H. Dunn
W. YF. Gericke
University of California
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