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The
lecturer argues that the supposed evidences explaining the cause of will-o’-the-wisp
phenomenon are not convincing. This completely contradicts the reading passage’s
claim that there are several plausible explanations for this phenomenon.
First
of all, the lecturer asserts that phosphine, a gas emitted from the rotten
organisms, cannot be responsible for will-o’-the-wisp. According to an
experiment, there does exist a chemical reaction between phosphine and other
gases in the air, but a glow resulted from it does not resemble will-o’-the-wisp
at all. To be specific, when phosphine and other gases meet, cool-greenish glow
is produced. On the other hand, will-o’-the-wisp has warm and yellow shade of
lights. This casts doubt on the reading passage’s claim that the phenomenon is
caused by chemical lighting. This hypothesis is based on the belief that phosphine
reacts to other aerial gas, and thus results in an eerie glow.
Second,
the lecturer maintains that flying insects are not a viable source of the
mystical phenomenon. In fact, fireflies usually spread across the large area of
the land. However, will-o’-the-wisp are more like the small balls of blinking
lights, which distinguishes its lights from the fireflies’ ones. This refutes
the reading passage’s claim that insects that glimmering abdomens are
understood to be the cause of will-o’-the-wisp. According to the author, fireflies
flying over marshes could be mistaken as will-o’-the-wisp because of their
radiating abdomens.
Finally,
the lecturer contends that assuming that barn owls make the mysterious
phenomenon occur does not make sense. Since those owls are not entirely white,
the light reflected from them are not enough to produce the glowing lights. Also,
will-o’-the-wisp can be differentiated from the light reflection cause by barn
owls, because will-o’-the-wisp is floating lights over wetlands, not a lasting
radiant. This counters the reading passage’s claim that those birds are
responsible for the phenomenon. The theory suggest that they have reflective
feathers and they hunt in silence, which makes people observe soundless and glowing
lights.
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