LAST EDITED ON Nov-13-01 AT 12:10 PM (EST)

LAST EDITED ON Nov-13-01 AT 12:09 PM (EST)

>As a side note, just what is St. Elmo the patron saint of? Muppets?
>And does the UF pantheon even have saints?

Might have something to with lightning perhaps, or the ocean. I believe "St. Elmo's Fire" is a reference to the discharge given off by a submarine's rotors, or something like that. I believe I first the term in The Hunt for Red October, by my memory can remember things oddly. Wait a minute... Here is something about it:

Saint Elmo's fire is the glow that accompanies a steady discharge of electricity from certain objects. It occurs during thunderstorms or at other times when electrified clouds are present, and it is visible only in complete darkness.

In the past, St. Elmo's fire was commonly seen around the masts of sailing ships. Today, people sometimes see it around the propellers and wing tips of airplanes that are flying through electrified clouds. A few people have reported observing St. Elmo's fire around the horns of cattle. The name Elmo is a form of Erasmus. Saint Erasmus was considered the patron saint of Mediterranean sailors.

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