Some more slow motion videos from Dr. Saba: https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning-science-slow-motion-flashes https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning-scien

Some more slow motion videos from Dr. Saba: https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning-science-slow-motion-flashes https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning-science-slow-motion... The University of Florida has a lighting research lab with an ancient (and poorly maintained...) web site: http://www.lightning.ece.ufl.edu/ http://www.lightning.ece.ufl.edu/ I grew up in FL and currently live in NC, U.S. states #1 and #2 for lighting frequency. Summers here in NC involve frequently unplugging stuff around my house. Despite that, I've still lost about $5000 or so in gear over the years, everything from garage door openers (was able to repair those), to A/C furnace and compressor control boards to HDMI and Ethernet ports, cable modems, etc. HDMI and Ethernet ports seem particularly sensitive to ESD. About 5 years ago I installed type 2 SPDs on each of my panels. I also switched my ISP from coaxial cable to fiber optic. Haven't lost any equipment since, but maybe I've just been lucky recently.