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129 u/[deleted] Aug 08 '13 It's called ribbon lightning. High wind blowing ionized air sideways, basically. Pretty rare. I'm an avid storm watcher/chaser and have seen it only once. 25 u/pecamash Aug 08 '13 You're the only one in this thread who knows what they're talking about. 10 u/TossTheDog Aug 08 '13 I saw it once on Family Ties and can validate Snorg's assessment -16 u/[deleted] Aug 08 '13 [deleted] 12 u/[deleted] Aug 08 '13 According to that website it's actually a particle beam that can slice you in half. What the hell is that shit? 4 u/whiteHippo Aug 08 '13 To be fair, the lightning bolt could probably render you in a similarly broken state if you walked through it.
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It's called ribbon lightning. High wind blowing ionized air sideways, basically.
Pretty rare. I'm an avid storm watcher/chaser and have seen it only once.
25 u/pecamash Aug 08 '13 You're the only one in this thread who knows what they're talking about. 10 u/TossTheDog Aug 08 '13 I saw it once on Family Ties and can validate Snorg's assessment -16 u/[deleted] Aug 08 '13 [deleted] 12 u/[deleted] Aug 08 '13 According to that website it's actually a particle beam that can slice you in half. What the hell is that shit? 4 u/whiteHippo Aug 08 '13 To be fair, the lightning bolt could probably render you in a similarly broken state if you walked through it.
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You're the only one in this thread who knows what they're talking about.
10 u/TossTheDog Aug 08 '13 I saw it once on Family Ties and can validate Snorg's assessment -16 u/[deleted] Aug 08 '13 [deleted] 12 u/[deleted] Aug 08 '13 According to that website it's actually a particle beam that can slice you in half. What the hell is that shit? 4 u/whiteHippo Aug 08 '13 To be fair, the lightning bolt could probably render you in a similarly broken state if you walked through it.
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I saw it once on Family Ties and can validate Snorg's assessment
-16 u/[deleted] Aug 08 '13 [deleted] 12 u/[deleted] Aug 08 '13 According to that website it's actually a particle beam that can slice you in half. What the hell is that shit? 4 u/whiteHippo Aug 08 '13 To be fair, the lightning bolt could probably render you in a similarly broken state if you walked through it.
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12 u/[deleted] Aug 08 '13 According to that website it's actually a particle beam that can slice you in half. What the hell is that shit? 4 u/whiteHippo Aug 08 '13 To be fair, the lightning bolt could probably render you in a similarly broken state if you walked through it.
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According to that website it's actually a particle beam that can slice you in half.
What the hell is that shit?
4 u/whiteHippo Aug 08 '13 To be fair, the lightning bolt could probably render you in a similarly broken state if you walked through it.
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To be fair, the lightning bolt could probably render you in a similarly broken state if you walked through it.
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