Weird lights in Norway, so what are MN's theories? Crazed Russians firing things? Space time rift? Hoax?

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the sun
conspiracy theorist blogster
boringly rational account which somehow manages to mention obama in the title

Santa exploded

Noooo Skiptomylou!
He's just trying out his new extra-bright LED lights on his sleigh.

i'm loving the comment on the sun page 'It's Obama on his way to collect his celestial glory .. oops his "peace prize" '

"The appearance of the enormous light spiral in northern Norway may be a sheer coincidence and unrelated to his upcoming speech in Oslo. Alternatively, the mysterious spiral of light may be a sign from an unknown intelligence that Obama?s acceptance speech may be a catalyst for major global changes that lie ahead. With much speculation that the Obama administration is poised to make some kind of announcement concerning extraterrestrial life soon, the light may be sign for him to boldly go where no U.S. President has gone before."

This from your "boringly rational" account.

I have no idea, but they have all the fun with colourful sky over there. Unfair!

First the starfish ...now this.

It's the end of the world (as we know it)

And I feel fine.

Doctor Who is comming! This is the very typical appearance of a time vortex opening!! that is soo exiting!!

They have been tinkering with the LHC again haven't they?

pmsl prof.... i only read the first part and watched the clip as i'd already read a few other reports

bet the secret service are behind it

it had better not be the end of the world, i just flaming painted the living room!

Maybe this is a good excuse to cancel all christmas plans? No point is there.

It is my positive energy filling the world with goodness.

If you insist on looking at the negative side you could say that it is indeed Armageddon, but look at it this way, at least that would give us Christians the opportunity to point and laugh at the atheists before we are all burnt to a crisp - so some positives there to consider!

BBC coverage

Apparently it was a Russian rocket test that went wrong

it was REALLY wrong didn't it? I mean, it's CRAP

Did they get it from ebay?

Or perhaps it was Gina Ford's new crying baby technique to do with rockets and Lebanon?

Reports claim that "the third stage of launching failed"

I guess that's the stage where it's not supposed to whizz round and round in the air

how can it be a rocket? beeb coverage clearly shows two tails spiraling.

and it looks like it's being projected up from the ground doesn't it, yet that blue line apparently stays after the spiral vanishes.

Maybe what went wron is that the rocket split in two?

Could it not be a type of lazer they use for laser shows or something/Jean Michel Jarre, Oxygen

Am I the only one who thinks ghe looks like him? he even seems to have stolen one of his shirts!

OMG it is going really badly if I can manage two difernt spelling of the same short word as well as a typo!

Not that I know but surely the odd atmosphere there that causes the nortern lights etc could mean a rocket breaking into bits could produce such a sight?

could be a fuel leak giving two tails in a spinning rocket?

basically aerospace is completely RUBBISH and goes tits up all the time