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TB condemns my pointing out that a similarity in appearance of certain objects might indicate they have a common cause, e.g., the Grand Canyon and Lichtenberg patterns formed in grass by lightning strokes. He then goes on to say that Mark Twain ―noted how the [Mississippi] river course would change, with no reports of giant electric arcs.‖ There are many morphological characteristics of the Grand Canyon that are enigmatic for ‗standard‘ geologists. Different from the Mississippi (and similar to Lichtenberg patterns), it has no delta, it is narrow at both ends, and its tributaries are as deep at their beginning points as they are when they join the main stream; many such tributaries join at right angles to the central valley. And, of course, it is a mile deep. Also, there is the old saying: ―If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck…….‖
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Quoted from your source...Don Scott. Now we have plasmas forming the Grand Canyon!!!. Methinks Scott should stick to plasma physics because he knows nothing about geology, or hydrology. Now you're talking in my territory. I am a geologist and have been for over 20 years. I have only heard one other completely crackpot idea which comes close to this (no sorry, it's actually worse...believe me!!!). The only similarity between running water and gaseous plasma is in their similar flow characteristics. Essentially both are fluids and behave as such when confined...water by the channel, the electrical current by a flux tube. But that's as far as that goes. To then come out and state that they may have a common origin is bordering on the absurd, especially when they involve entirely different states of matter and physical processes, except for that one similarity. But one similarity in behaviour does not a common origin make.
This precisely why when you open your mouth to say something, you better be pretty damn sure you know what you're on about, because if you don't you'll only make yourself out to be a twit. If you don't know, then it's best to keep quiet.
Yes, I said I wasn't going to post here again, but after reading what you posted, this had to be set straight.