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[–]jesuswasapirate 65 points66 points ago

*lightning

[–]eeyore134 28 points29 points ago

[–]skyman724 5 points6 points ago

No, that's the lighting.

[–]Journalisto 0 points1 point ago

Are you sure the picture isn't just lightening the mood?

[–]1trull2many -3 points-2 points ago

Thank you. It's shut like this why my GF had Facebook app predict she would be killed by dimmer-switches.

[–]th4t1guy 109 points110 points ago

Not wtf...

[–]natholomew 9 points10 points ago

r/totallyfuckingawesome

[–]yahoo_bot 8 points9 points ago

battle for middle earth

[–]Catsfosho 2 points3 points ago

I was gonna say... this was my desktop image 3 years ago, and its not wtf at all

[–]K_Mill 0 points1 point ago

Correct. This post is bad, and OP should feel bad.

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[–]Journalisto 6 points7 points ago

Good point. I've never once seen a photoshopped image in /r/WTF.

[–]Darkstargir 5 points6 points ago

The people that post to WTF are completely honest and never ever take credit for other peoples stuff. Always original content!

[–]Paradox621 3 points4 points ago

You know, there are many easier ways to say "I have no fucking idea what I'm talking about". And you'll look like less of a fool too!

[–]ENTimate 6 points7 points ago

Not everything is photoshopped. This does happen.

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[–]ElectroFlasherFilms 4 points5 points ago

You can find that anywhere.

[–]xBearJewx 36 points37 points ago

Stop posting non-/r/wtf material in r/wtf. It's annoying.

[–]Journalisto 11 points12 points ago

If they upvote, the shitty posts will come.

It's like beggers. The more money you give them, the more they'll ask for.

[–]xBearJewx 7 points8 points ago

Good point. I guess the content of /r/wtf lies within the readers, not the posters.

[–]juliantheguy 4 points5 points ago

[–]RedManDancing 9 points10 points ago

Volcanic eruptions are often accompanied by lightnings.

[–]Journalisto 8 points9 points ago

So are my attempts to repair my home's wiring.

[–]Thatguyispimp 1 point2 points ago

and cats.

[–]BeatleFloyd 11 points12 points ago

Please post in r/earthporn

[–]JFoggers 4 points5 points ago

If you can tell us what the fuck it is in the title, then it doesn't belong here

[–]AxelCaprio 5 points6 points ago

Uh.. it's an awesome picture, but this is perfectly normal. The ash rubs together like the particles in a cloud do. And boom.

[–]Dublin1996 0 points1 point ago

Zeus is pissed at you guys

[–]rileyhimself 0 points1 point ago

No. He took a shit.

[–]wargasm40k 0 points1 point ago

Metal as fuck!

[–]r361k 3 points4 points ago

This isn't wtf worthy nor is it photoshopped. The ash in the air is acting as ice particles do in a normal thunderstorm and the electricity buildup is just being discharged. The picture looks intense, however it is simply a normal volcanic eruption.

[–]Krogan_Vanguard 5 points6 points ago

The only reason I'm saying wtf is because I don't understand why this is in this subreddit.

[–]Confliction 3 points4 points ago

I've seen some pretty non-WTF posts, but this is probably one of the most non-WTF worthy.

[–]Ilikekittensyay 3 points4 points ago

/r/wtf is now /r/pics

[–]SuchAsItEnds -1 points0 points ago

Volcanic eruption = Lighting

Some eruptions (like this one) produce lighting.

[–]Darcechoker -1 points0 points ago

=UBERTORNADO

[–]Fagsquamntch 2 points3 points ago

I didn't think what, the, or fuck. In any combination or order.

[–]RePoSkiller1228 0 points1 point ago

And on the left we see Zeus and hades having the throw down of the year....

[–]LurkerEnt 0 points1 point ago

Sexplosion!

[–]papermacheischewy 1 point2 points ago

Volcanic eruption + (lightening - e) + repost - r/WTF = TFBlikeabaus

FTFY

[–]BACullen 0 points1 point ago

that looks awesome

[–]ThePhjl 0 points1 point ago

FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!

[–]Calsun 1 point2 points ago

How is this wtf?

[–]Larjersig18 0 points1 point ago

Volcano eruption + lightning = Nothing to do here

[–]iEatTimbits 1 point2 points ago

It looks quite cool though despite it not being /r/wtf material

[–]huuuummmm 0 points1 point ago

The devil coming for me.

[–]xZeroXz -1 points0 points ago

Does anyone have a higher res pic of this?

[–]hero1012878 0 points1 point ago

this isn't even my final form

[–]Dookz 1 point2 points ago

this is cool, but doesnt belong here /r/PerfectTiming would be perfect

[–]crash7800 0 points1 point ago

If you were looking at this and you lacked an understanding of science you would assume that God(s) was(were) pissed. You'd start doing some crazy shit, too.

[–]blueblaze02 0 points1 point ago

bad ass

[–]A_Mouse_In_Da_House 0 points1 point ago

From the Chaitin volcano in Chile, circa 2008.

[–]MeatPiesForAll 0 points1 point ago

Is there an r/epic?

[–]PuosTebahpla 0 points1 point ago

CORRECTION: Volcanic eruption vs. lightening

[–]latebloomr 0 points1 point ago

"...the way you love me is frightening..."

[–]9212 0 points1 point ago

Stolen from a song penned six years earlier.

Shameful.

[–]Flamewall26 0 points1 point ago

How is this shit still getting posted

[–]patronizingperv 0 points1 point ago

Lightening is what Michael Jackson did.

[–]Le_Petit_Lapin 1 point2 points ago

Heres some slightly higher res copies:

Clikky for bigger, more realistic.

Clikky for bigger, more saturated.

The originals are available somewhere, but damned if I can find them at the minute. I'll update if I do. Theres a series, thats why the two above are a little different.

[–]matrael 0 points1 point ago

Thank you. This is why I came to the comments, to see if someone knew of a higher res version. It's a spectacular image.

[–]Rainwater119 0 points1 point ago

This post would make more sense if you could actually spell 'lightning'.

[–]DanFlyhight 0 points1 point ago

Crap I would've thought the end was nigh

[–]atlaslugged 0 points1 point ago

Mark Twain wept...

[–]juliantheguy 0 points1 point ago

[–]Wassupmann 0 points1 point ago

Sweet

[–]jacksona13 0 points1 point ago

lightening? RASJIJUERNCFIOJWDENICFJOWENFIDJNIJ!!!!!!!!

[–]TheTrueIrishMan 0 points1 point ago

Those days when you really know the Gods wanna fuck you over...

[–]redroseplague 0 points1 point ago

This should be titled, Volcanic eruption = lightening. Science yo

[–]azizti 0 points1 point ago

Only word that comes to mind is: Woah.

[–]accordion 0 points1 point ago

I came here for the grammar nazis.

[–]HungryTaco 0 points1 point ago

Not wtf, and you even spelled lightning wrong. Come on reddit, you guys voted this up?

[–]EmbarkingZebra 0 points1 point ago

How the fuck is this in r/WTF!?

[–]SliPKnuT 0 points1 point ago

I strike this post with a downvote

[–]Physicks 0 points1 point ago

*LIGHTNING GODAMMIT

[–]The_mrs 0 points1 point ago

Reminds me of Disney's Fantasia ( as opposed to that annoying woman from American Idol)

[–]DJhusky99 0 points1 point ago

nature porn

[–]kingtutty 0 points1 point ago

this is the wtf subreddit, not where do i find my next magic card illustration

[–]Dexxl 0 points1 point ago

Wow

[–]MeEvilBob 0 points1 point ago

Volcanic eruption + lightening

Equals repost with bad spelling and no concept of what WTF stands for.

[–]Fereta 0 points1 point ago

[–]ringolio 0 points1 point ago

This is what it looks like when the sky and the ground get drunk and make out.

[–]The_Mister_Rager 0 points1 point ago

This would be better in /r/woahdude...

[–]professor_right_guy 0 points1 point ago

It looks like one of those bad special efects lightning from one of those eighties movies.

[–]ApeofBass -1 points0 points ago

KAMEHAMEHA!!!

[–]fdisk2053 0 points1 point ago

I swear to fucking god... If I see this get reposed again..

Volcanic eruption + lightening= wtf submitted 1 day ago by TFBlikeabaus to /r/pics 635 x 575 - 44 kB -2 points 2 comments

Not only is this in the wrong sub, but you cross posted it to try to whore for more karma, and lowered the resolution of the picture so karma decay would not find all the hundreds of times its been reposed but it has been re-posted.

Kill yourself..

[–]Gooberpatrol66 0 points1 point ago

That shit's not WTF. That shit's awesome!

[–]Thalenos 0 points1 point ago

A chuck Norris class shit storm.

[–]iPity 0 points1 point ago

Geez Zeus and Hades at it again?

[–]PapaStump 0 points1 point ago

Reminds me of the Lightning Elemental from Magic... http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?MultiverseId=220240

[–]tomhardythewriter 0 points1 point ago

= Balrog

[–]dspilker94 0 points1 point ago

It's not lightning, it's a static build up from all of the iron and such in the ash.

[–]NomMon5ter 0 points1 point ago

That...is one pissed off Chaos Dragon.......or, uh, it might be a Pyroclastic Dragon.....don't know which would be worse. o.o'

[–]wolfman1214 0 points1 point ago

Inglip summoned

[–]wallacems 0 points1 point ago

The Gods are angry.

[–]drsuperfly 0 points1 point ago

Weather forecast for today is "Run like hell!"

[–]steveclimber 1 point2 points ago

I can hear Cronus say "ZEEEUUUUUS"

[–]AmberIsCool -1 points0 points ago

it looks cool

[–]ckment77 -1 points0 points ago

wicked shit

[–]Alpha_Sentauri 1 point2 points ago

i can't believe no one linked this WALLPAPER ------> http://imgur.com/N8Dp5

[–]aManPerson -2 points-1 points ago

stop touching yourself at night. you see what the rest of us are going through?

[–]ElectroFlasherFilms -2 points-1 points ago

= Freaking awesome.

[–]thegoldenmandenis 0 points1 point ago

Wow, this image certainly isn't posted up ALL THE TIME.

[–]Summer8907 2 points3 points ago

Very cool!!! Def not wtf...

[–]deFeather -2 points-1 points ago

with the small format it immediately reminded me of Berserk

[–]Kockstain 0 points1 point ago

Nature is fucking awesome.

[–]BurninStogie -1 points0 points ago

I have this picture it's photoshopped

[–]Pickledsoul 0 points1 point ago

this phenomena is called a dirty thunderstorm.

[–]Brenek_paulo -2 points-1 points ago

Just woderfull.

[–]salmonerdz -5 points-4 points ago

Thor just got dumped

[–]Higgs__Boson -3 points-2 points ago

Its not even got a dinosaur

[–]kritical_w1n -3 points-2 points ago

now my new background, thanks for sharing this(:

[–]Rawrbecca069 -1 points0 points ago

r/woahdude. not r/wtf

[–]olthaus -4 points-3 points ago

Damn nature, you scary!

[–]FistYourSon 1 point2 points ago

"And what is the first thing you are going to do!?"

"Destroy Zeus!"