This experiment was made to reproduce the effect discovered by Charles Morton in 1965. A spark is produced in a insulated glass tube, applied against the electrified sphere of a van de Graaf generator. Its is a 200.000v one, though the sparks show that it gives actually 45.000v, with a microamps intensity.

Morton discovered that when a spark is produced in the tube a ray or force gushes out with a moving power, able to spread a pile of paper sheets all around the room.

Our experiment didn't show such a moving power (the experimental conditions were gathered quickly by lack of time, and the tube was a plastic one used for small vacuum cleaners for aquariums). But, holding one end of the tube in the hollow of the hand, a spark occured in the wet tube (which didn't touch the hand). Some minutes after a red mark appeared in the hand, corresponding to the position of the tube axis. It is identical to the one produced by a sunburn. It didn't disappeared until late in the night.

The tube is applied against the electrified sphere. It is wet inside so as to allow a spark between the sphere and the aluminum end linked to the ground (not yet linked on the picture).

Close-up of the tube. In this position, the hand was later in the axis of the tube when the spark occurred.

Red spot, like a sunburn, that disappeared only later in the night.

Interpretation: our interpretation is synthetic and has some shortcuts and imprecisions. It is however close to reality. We apologize to our scientific readers, but we'll go in depth later with more details and references.

      At the moment of the discharge in the tube, a coherent ray is produced in it. It is not diffuse for the mark in the hand is the size of the the hole in the aluminum sheet, and the hand was at about 6 cm from the end. It could be an UV ray, but how to explain that an UV ray is able to make move a pile of paper sheets in Morton's original experiment? Is there something more behind color or UV ray? The burn is not due to the electric discharge, first because the amps were too weak, and second because the hand received no electrical shock.

Hypothesis :this result is close to the works of J.G. Gallimore who worked on the emission of a neutral ray from the displacement energy of Maxwell (which is identifies with the "Od" of karl von Reichenbach). He made a Graser or "Gravity Laser" which is an improved version of our experiment. In addition, he succeeded in modulating this ray so as to develop a none-magnetic communication means. Note that Gallimore identifies this energy to gravity. Such a ray is also known as "N rays", discovered by R. Blondot in France at the beginning of the 20th century. His works were successfully followed by Lucien Romani.
       When the current passes suddenly in the tube (spark), a neutral energy or ray is produced, as sensitive (clairvoyant) people can see it coming from a crystal or a magnet. This energy is focused in the tube and sent along its axis. This energy could be linked to what the hindu tradition calls "Prana" or Life force, the radiant emanation of the 5th element. This prana is known to be hidden in the solar ray, between the blue and red ends of the spectrum, that is in the UV fringe. It produces the growth of vegetal life, and in excess, sunburn.
       Our hypothesis is that this experiment shows the existence of the pranic unknown ray.

Note: this energy (that we identify with the 5th element when it has a substantial basis in matter), has been described by the sensitives of Reichenbach as a luminous fire or substance moving in all matter, capable to polarize according to the cardinal points of the four directions. It is produced by electricity, chemical action like dissolution, friction, sound etc.. It is also emitted spontaneously by crystals and magnets, by living organisms. It follows that if matter is conductive of such a moving energy, any form that is closed on itself is able to store it or to direct it: a ring, a tube, a sphere, a double helix, etc.. It has be demonstrated by various other searchers like Louis Boutard, Gratzinsky, Grebennikov, etc.

Reciprocally, and according to the Hindu an Egyptian traditions, this "subtle fire" of substance should be able to manifest from itself the forces of electricity, magnetism, gravitation and its contrary, etc;

When one knows it takes about one minute to obtain such a red spot on the skin with a X ray, while a spark lasts about a microsecond, and if this experiment may be successfuly reproduced, then it is worthwhile to go in depth in this research...