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Lightning Captured at 7,207 Images per Second
- jug6ernaut 14y agoWhats amazing about this is you can see the lightning going out at the beginning looking for a route to discharge(idk what these are called scientifically), and the first one that hits the ground(or an object connected to the ground presumably) is the one that it follows. This secondary part of the video is what we usually associate with lighting, or in the least it is the part that we see/recognize as lightning.
- S_A_P 14y agoThis is absolutely incredible to watch. I had no idea that a lightning strike was a 2 stage process. Is this how all lightning occurs? I've been pretty much fascinated by it since it struck a tree in my backyard as a kid. I was probably 20 feet away inside my house. I remember how brightly the house lit up when it hit. Then I remember cutting that tree down the week after and how burnt up it was internally. It blows me away that people can live through a lightning strike.