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Fire That Doesn’t Burn

  • April 6, 2013
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

St. Elmo’s Fire is not really fire; it’s a glowing electrical discharge that can happen during a storm. It forms around things that stick out, like ship masts or airplane wings. The name comes from a mispronunciation of St. Ermo, or Erasmus, the patron saint of sailors.

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