I haven't watched this movie for some time and a friend and I were discussing it last night and realised we had no idea what St Elmo's Fire referred to!
2006-06-06 04:32:33 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
its the bar (st elmo's), but the real one was a light house that saved sailors in a storm I think.
Wicked film though - Check out Breakfast Club and Class!
2006-06-06 04:37:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
St. Elmo's Fire is an electro-luminescent corona discharge caused by the ionization of the air during thunderstorms inside of a strong electric field. Although referred to as "fire", St. Elmo's Fire is in fact a low density, relatively low temperature plasma caused by massive atmospheric electrical potential differences which exceed the dielectric breakdown value of air at around 3 megavolts per meter. St. Elmo's Fire is named after Erasmus of Formiae (also called St. Elmo), the patron saint of sailors (who sometimes held its appearance to be auspicious).
Physically, St. Elmo's Fire is a bright blue-white glow, appearing like fire in some circumstances, often in double or triple jets, from tall, sharply-pointed structures such as masts, spires and chimneys, and on aircraft wings [1].
It is named such because the phenomenon commonly occurs at the mastheads of ships during thunderstorms at sea, and St. Elmo is the patron saint of sailors. Benjamin Franklin correctly observed in 1749 that it is electric in nature. It is said that St. Elmo's Fire can also appear from the tips of cattle horns during a thunderstorm, or sharp objects in the middle of a tornado, but is not the same phenomenon as ball lightning, although they are possibly related. In ancient Greece, the appearance of a single one was called Helena and two were called Castor and Polydeuces.
2006-06-06 04:38:16 · answer #2 · answered by paj21 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When Elmo off Sesame st's apron caught fire and the rest of the cast shouted oh s**t elmos on fire
2006-06-06 08:59:44 · answer #3 · answered by LEONARDO P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An appauling 'coming of age' college film with some of todays 'stars' in there first major roles.
From what i remember thu the soundtrack was ok(ish) - by 80's standards anyway!!
The decade that music and fashion NEEDS to forget!!!
2006-06-10 10:36:40 · answer #4 · answered by ajk6405 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a fire at saint elmos childrens hospitial where over 70 children died..... you can find many websites on this topic with a simple search... infact you can find out about anything you can think of and more with a good internet search engine
2006-06-06 04:39:06 · answer #5 · answered by insenergy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's what flashed around my Virgin Atlantic Plane as I landed on Newark Airport during a thunderstorm in the 90s.
2006-06-06 11:15:58 · answer #6 · answered by Shining Star 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is an electrical phenomenon which causes a glow discharge, particularly during stormy weather. As it was drawn to conductors (such as those often found on church steeples), sailors used to mistake it for lighthouse lights and would wreck their ships.
It is similar to the Ignis Fatuus or Will-o'-the-Wisp in cause and appearance.
2006-06-06 04:42:17 · answer #7 · answered by kaikai 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crap. That's what St. Elmo's Fire is...
2006-06-06 04:42:53 · answer #8 · answered by Mac 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the theme song to rick hansons man in motion
2006-06-06 04:38:14 · answer #9 · answered by mc_1_2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wicked film.
2006-06-06 04:38:13 · answer #10 · answered by kissshot85 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋