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Marfa Lights Explained

Posted by Zonk on from the another-crypto-critter-explained-away dept.

billsoxs writes "The Marfa lights are ghostly lights that have been observed for years around Marfa TX (near Big Bend). They have been the subject of curiosity , a source of tourism and scientifically studied a number of times. Now a group of physics students from the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) have use small lasers and traffic sensors to show that these lights are most likely headlights from cars on a distant highway. The publication is in the Society of Physics Students website. The PDF of the article is here. (Unfortunately the related video is no longer available on the web but more stuff is here.)"

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  1. BREAKING NEWS! by Ruff_ilb · · Score: 4, Funny

    Lights in distance probably headlights from far off cars! Populace of Marfa stunned! Physicists skeptical! Sensastionalists de-sensastionalized!

    I've never heard of these "Marfa Lights," but I can't help making fun of them out of context...

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  2. Video Link by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Marfa Video

  3. Re:Do you really need lasers? by TubeSteak · · Score: 4, Funny
    why haven't somebody just walked/drove in the direction of the lights?!
    They did....
    And were never heard from again.
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