It could also be from uneven absorption and evaporation of moisture. natural fibers swell when dampened and shrink when dried. Ode
At 09:14 AM 5/28/2006 -0600, you wrote:
Folks, I too looked at a few Qtips with a strong magnifying glass, and on one I did see one or two of the fibers moving around. I was very careful to ensure there were no air currents. BUT, as an electronic engineer with some high voltage experience, I hypothesized that the movement could be caused by electrostatic fields in the vicinity of the Qtips. Things charged with static electricity (high voltage DC) can exhibit some dynamic activity as the charge leaks off, and/or external things (e.g. hands) move in the vicinity and change the electrostatic field geometry. There are all sorts of things in our environment that can generate electrostatic fields, such as TV picture tubes (not the LCD type), shuffling on carpets, moving air from vacuum cleaners or furnaces, air ionizers, weather phenomena, etc. A few of the cotton fibers appear to be highly sensitive to electrostatic fields. You can see this effect for yourself by using an ordinary comb (not metal) that has been drawn through dry hair, your cat's fur, etc. If you then bring the comb near the Qtip, you can see the fibers move , and you can control the movement by moving the comb around, moving your hand between the comb and the Qtip, etc. What is needed are controlled experiments of observing cotton fibers in an environment completely void of electric fields (do the experiment in a conductive grounded container, with shielded and grounded magnifier, ground straps for the observer, etc). I believe some of you have the ability and wherewithal to conduct such experiments and report your results to the list. Any takers? --Steve Y. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonathan B. Britten" <jbrit...@cc.nakamura-u.ac.jp> To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 2:13 AM Subject: Re: CS>Morgellon Type Illness > Are you using magnification to observe this? If so what power? > Thanks. I might try this using Japanese products to see what I see. > BTW, the morgellons.org site indicates reports from this country also. > > JBB > > > JBB > > On Sunday, May 28, 2006, at 13:15 Asia/Tokyo, bbanever wrote: > > > keep hoping this is some sort of joke but I just took another look at > > the same Qtips I was looking at the other night... the fibers are now > > moving with greater force and veracity... one is actually writhing > > like a snake. > > > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> > > > > > -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.7.2/349 - Release Date: 5/26/2006 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.7.2 - Release Date: 5/26/2006
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