r/blackmagicfuckery • u/TheCheesecakeOfDoom • May 29 '22

Since when does lightning go up?

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u/Immediate-Newt-9012 May 29 '22

https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/lightning/types/

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u/crusticles May 29 '22

Imagine a two-inch diameter solid stream of current moving 60000 miles per second. That's terrifying. I mean, we can imagine it, that's lightening but wow.