We cannot forget that the Dharma Initiative were scientists and physicists who were on ‘the island’ to explore these unique ‘island’ properties and conduct experiments. They were also attempting to alter the core value of the Valenzetti Equation.

The US military experiment with The Eldridge and other similar phenomena; they were attempting to reproduce 4th dimensional effects, with disastrous results.

I am convinced that at some level, the Dharma Inititiative was conducting similar experiments in this regard on ‘the island’ with 4th dimensional space/time, etc. We have seen some of those experiments with Pierre Chang and The Casimir Effect, etc.

It has also been noted with The Bermuda Triangle, that the mist or fog that appears when those who have encountered flying through it have reported that this substance to be similar to ectoplasm. The intense effects of electromagnetism throws off compasses, radio and equipment, etc.

Anyway, I think you have definitely made a good connection.

Also, the Philadelphia Experiment, which used great big heaping amounts of electromagnetism, reportedly produced a mist around the Eldridge.

Ectoplasm (from the Greek ektos, “outside”, + plasma, “something formed or molded”). When 4th dimensional entities/spirits take form in the physical 3rd dimensional world, they are often accompanied by a ‘mist’ or ‘fog’, and a deviation in temperature in order to manifest.

Considering that ‘the island’ is 4th dimensional in nature, it seems only logical that in order for the smoke monster to manifest itself to be visible to the 3rd dimensional eye, that plasma might be a likely source for this phenomena to occur.

The smoke monster also has the ability to take on forms of people, particularly the dead. This phenomena would also explain those occurrences.

I consider your explanation on how the smoke monster has the ability to manifest itself involving the use of plasma, to be the best explanation that I have heard to date.

Nice work!

ScienceDaily (June 15, 2009) — Though it looks like a tiny purple blowtorch, a pencil-sized plume of plasma on the tip of a small probe remains at room temperature as it swiftly dismantles tough bacterial colonies deep inside a human tooth. But it’s not another futuristic product of George Lucas’ imagination. It’s the exciting work of USC School of Dentistry and Viterbi School of Engineering researchers looking for new ways to safely fight tenacious biofilm infections in patients – and it could revolutionize many facets of medicine.

And..

Plasma, the fourth state of matter, consists of electrons, ions, and neutral species and is the most common form found in space, stars, and lightning, Jiang said. But while many natural plasmas are hot, or thermal, the probe developed for the study is a non-thermal, room temperature plasma that’s safe to touch.

And finally…

Given that preliminary research indicates that non-thermal plasma is safe for surrounding tissues, Sedghizadeh said he was optimistic about its future dental and medical uses. Much like the spread of laser technology from research and surgical applications to routine clinical and consumer uses, plasma could change everything; especially since nonthermal plasmas don’t harbor the risks of tissue burns and eye damage that lasers do, he said.

“Plasma is the future,” Sedghizadeh said. “It’s been used before for other sterilization purposes but not for clinical medical applications, and we hope to be the first to apply it in a clinical setting.”

If you would like to read the full article you can go to http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090610154503.htm

So I believe it is possible for the Smoke Monster to be made out of a room temperature plasma.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_%28physics%29#Temperatures