The Rabbit1 Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 (edited) http://vimeo.com/28457062 Edited July 15, 2012 by The Rabbit1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Amazing stuff. Imagine getting nailed ny one of those? Be some serious BBQ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technology Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Interesting. I wonder if that's two individual strikes, or if the first one that branches out does so because it didn't hit ground, but then the main strike follows the branch that got close to/hit the ground? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coke Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Anyone smell something burning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomofwd Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 (edited) That is just one strike. The larger brighter bolt is it finally reaching ground and traveling back up. The camera is so high speed that it looks like a slow motion crawl but you likely wouldn't even perceive that portion. Just the bright flash. Notice how the bolt pulses more than once too. The electricity travels upward multiple times on the same path per strike If memory serves. Actually this will describe what is seen better. http://science.howst.../lightning3.htm Edited July 16, 2012 by nomofwd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomad Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Anyone heard of "Runaway Breakdown" as it relates to lightning? Basiclly, because the "+" and "-" charges in the clouds do not add up to enough energy to create a lightning bolt, there has to be an outside energy. The theroy is that Cosmic energy combines with the electros in the clouds, sets off a chain reaction, and produces lightning. Here is a video from the PBS show NOVA that expalins it pretty well. Kinda makes you think "What have they been teaching me all my life??" when it comes to science teachers in school. My favortie part of the video starts at the 4 minute mark, where the researchers have developed a way to create real lightning outdoors on command. I looked into setting up a rig to do it myself, but I had a hard time sourcing the Kevlar coated wire, or I was looking for spindilated wire.I thought it would be a HELLUVA party trick. "Oh, whats that guy? You can do a couple card tricks? Well check this out Mofo, BAM! Lightning!"http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/lightning.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rabbit1 Posted July 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 http://www.pbs.org/w.../lightning.htmlhttp://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q2tQIS8mClY/TeGx1e3clrI/AAAAAAAAAAc/aMYGbo2gnuc/s1600/Highlander%2BMovie.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creakyjoints Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Who am I? I'm Thor foo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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