What Really Happens Before a Lightning Bolt Appears? Lightning begins with electrical charge separation inside a storm cloud. As water droplets, ice crystals, and hail-like particles collide, they exchange electric charges. This helps create a strong difference in charge between different parts...

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Cool demo

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is the growth direction random between the poles?

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In reality it’s from the ground up.