Great Balls of Ignorance!

Whenever we even think about naturally occuring spheres, we naturally think of planets, perhaps geodes, but we never think that maybe there is a relation. Not to assume the planet earth is a Giant Geode, as has been professed by others, but there is still a good reason to be suspicious of possible similar origins.

After looking at several stone spheres, concretions and geodes one notes that in all, they have several characters of similarity. Firstly, all have some reference of poles. (You can see definate divits on the top and bottom) Secondly, most contain some "lichenberg" characteristics. For example, the layering on geodes that seperates the crystals from the outer shell, on the stone spheres one notices swirls, patterns and remarkably even and patterned 'weathering'. Concretions are even so polar as to have an equitorial ridge in some cases. All come in conglomerated groups aswell. Normally, if this process was not local, but occuring relatively naturally and takes a long time, in certain situations we would expect to see "one off" Geodes, not lying near groupings of other similar geodes. Also, most Geodes show a connection to igneous rocks, Concretions seem to be more based on Sandstone.

It was found long ago by plasma physicists that electricity creates spheres. Most often little tiny ones, like perhaps the 'blueberries of hemetite' on Mars. But on earth, with sufficent atmosphere, perhaps the characteristics of what lightning can do is also different.

I propose that the Stone Spheres of Costa Rica then are therefore the remnants of a significant thunderbolt strike near or on Costa Rica, the debris that was blasted and pulled into the sky then formed the spheres in a plasma z-pinch and dropped the still smoldering balls from a great height. We should be able, with significant current, be able to duplicate the effects in a laboratory.

This brings up more intriging possiblities. Including, a more concise and refined theory of Planetary creation, and even the, so called, "dome craters" on Mars no longer seem so mysterious.

Possibly then, the Stone Spheres of Costa Rica are not made by human hands, they are made by Electricity. It is also possible that the characteristics or temperature of volcanic rock and the gasses of what is vaporized on the inside of a Geode that creates the wonderous appearance.