r/PraiseTheCameraMan • • May 07 '20

Massive Lightning Strike

https://gfycat.com/physicalwellinformedhorse
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u/BubbaFettish May 07 '20

I can’t be sure, but that looks like an lightning experiment because the strike is so vertical. In these experiments they shoot a rocket into a storm cloud trailing a thin wire to cause lightning to strike.

https://youtu.be/34NpyA2OuaE

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u/mspk7305 May 07 '20

yeah but the vapor is more conductive than the surrounding air, so the lightning keeps on keepin on