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Slow motion lightening. [gif] (photosfan.com)

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[–]BeGoodDZ 65 points66 points ago

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Lightning, nature's path finding algorithm. Notice how it tries various paths until it finds one that connects to ground and then the full blast comes?

[–]SharkFighter 40 points41 points ago

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And thunder comes after ... wards, I don't want this weekend to end

[–]amirman 5 points6 points ago

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serious question here: why isn't lightning a straight line?

[–]paulasaurus 14 points15 points ago

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Electricity takes the path of least resistance, which is not necessarily the shortest path. Dust, water vapor, and other particles in the air cause the path to zigzag.

[–]C_IsForCookie 2 points3 points ago

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TIL. Thanks for the answer, I was curious myself. My dad is an electrical engineer but getting a straight answer out of him is like getting a straight man in a gay bar, or something like that...

[–]paulasaurus 0 points1 point ago

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This made me LOL. Does he way over-explain?

[–]C_IsForCookie 0 points1 point ago

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Oh yeah. The guy is also a lawyer (No joke) so he's king of the over explaining and using of the words nobody else understands. He takes the scenic route in conversations.

[–]OlderFart 1 point2 points ago

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Technician's mouth:- ask a tech what time it is and the will tell you how to build a watch, both analog and digital, pointing out the digital versions of the analog components. And if you are very lucky, he will remember to tell you the time.

I suffer from this too.

[–]paulasaurus 0 points1 point ago

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Dang an EE and a lawyer? I would hate to be that guy's electrician

[–]amirman 0 points1 point ago

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thanks!

[–]paulasaurus 0 points1 point ago

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No problem! Always happy to share my late night wikipedia gathered knowledge

[–]dazdnconfzd 0 points1 point ago

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Might be a stupid question but why does an object make it easier than air for lightning to travel to the ground? wouldn't the object create resistance?

[–]paulasaurus 0 points1 point ago

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The way I understand it, the lightning is going around the objects

[–]memetichazard 0 points1 point ago

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I could be wrong, since I studied EE, not physics. However...
Lightning is the flow of electric charge across a large distance (cloud to ground or vice versa). Vacuum is the best resistor - electrons would require a lot of energy to be ejected from the atom that holds it. It is much easier when there are many atoms/molecules close by - think of it, for instance, as a series of gravity wells. When two molecules are closer, it is easier for the electrons to hop from one to the next.

The elements that compose these molecules also determines their conductivity (certain number of protons leads to configurations where the electron is more easily retained, or less easily retained). Air is a fairly good insulator. Note, however, that at very high temperatures, air becomes a good conductor.

I found a conductivity/resistivity table of Wikipedia.

[–]srs_house 2 points3 points ago

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It doesn't really try multiple paths until it finds one, it just tries a bunch simultaneously, and uses the one that gets there first (if at all).

[–]haredond 1 point2 points ago

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ahhhh.. the sweet smell of ozone

[–]atlaslugged 3 points4 points ago

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Actually, isn't that second bolt going up?

[–]darkbrethren 10 points11 points ago

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That's not a second bolt, that is the bolt. The actual "lightning bolt" takes place when the charge connects with the ground, after which the bolt travels up. Thunder is the sound of the water molecules surrounding the charge and the bolt evaporating simultaneously.

[–]Thunder_Child 48 points49 points ago

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Actually, thunder comes from the rapid expansion of the air in and surrounding the lightning channel due to rapid heating.

The plasma in the lightning channel is 30,000o C. Because the temperature increases from normal temperatures to this temperature very rapidly, the volume of the air must increase proportionally (remember PV=nRT, the ideal gas law). As this volume of air moves outward, it produces a wave, much like a rock in a pond. We perceive this wave in the air as sound. Because the temperature is so high and the increase is so rapid, the wave carries a lot of energy, which is why thunder is so loud.

EDIT: my username is totally coincidental

[–]darkbrethren 4 points5 points ago

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Sorry, I was trying to remember how my meteorologist uncle explained it a long time ago and thought that's what he said. Thanks for the explanation.

[–]Thunder_Child 5 points6 points ago

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Hey, no problem. I like giving people info.

[–]XcileD 0 points1 point ago

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Info is gooood.

[–]doidle12 2 points3 points ago

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Give this man a Nobel Prize

[–]Thunder_Child 3 points4 points ago

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I'm not sure a Nobel Prize is in order, but I'll take upvotes :P

[–]topazsparrow 2 points3 points ago

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I thought it was the rapid displacement of air due to the expansion and the subsequent collapse of said expansion.

[–]digitallimit 1 point2 points ago

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So lightning is actually a two-stage process, visually? All bolts are preceded by a sort of top-down pathfinding tree?

[–]darkbrethren 1 point2 points ago

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Just consider static electricity. You're not just sending off constant bolts of electricity, you have to come into proximity with a conductive surface that the charge can reach out to and make contact with before the bolt is released. Lightning is no different, it's just on a much larger scale.

[–]digitallimit 1 point2 points ago

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Sure, but I imagined that within a certain range, the bolts from static electricity would merely jump from whichever surface has a higher "potential" (a word I'm using in lieu of something specific).

In the case of static electricity, which side has the pathfinding bolts before the primary bolt is launched? I mean, I'm obviously thinking about this incorrectly, but I freely admit that I like most people don't really understand electricity despite having learned about it.

[–]atlaslugged 0 points1 point ago

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I'm not saying it's a second bolt in the sense of an independent occurrence, just distinguishing it from the initial cloud-to-ground fork.

My understanding is that lightning can go ground-cloud, cloud-ground, or cloud-cloud depending on the differences in charge. I was pointing out to BeGood that the lightning didn't wait for contact with the ground to send the "full blast;" it was going the other way.

[–]paulasaurus 0 points1 point ago

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning#Leader_formation_and_the_return_stroke

[–]atlaslugged 0 points1 point ago

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Yes, that's what I'm talking about.

[–]Noodlypriest 0 points1 point ago

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Holy...

[–]doglobster 0 points1 point ago

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So, can anyone explain what's going on with the booming phase, the path finding phase and then lightning?

[–]slagahthor 0 points1 point ago

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Doesn't it seem like the full blast comes from the ground back up to the cloud? Am I nuts?

[–]erode 52 points53 points ago

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What? I didn't see anything lose mass.

[–]bangonthedrums 1 point2 points ago

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Apropos username

[–]xRyNo 1 point2 points ago

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Well played.

[–]PaperChampion 20 points21 points ago*

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That's really awesome. Reminds me of this one time I was outside, taking a pee of course, on a stone platform just outside my porch, during a storm. Suddenly, I hear a giant crash along with a flash of blue. It turns out that lightning struck a tree probably 40-50 feet away from me. Part of the tree basically exploded sending pieces of bark showering down around me. It was pretty scary, haha. The cool thing is, the pieces of bark were extremely smooth on the inside where they broke away from the tree. I could get a picture of one if anyone cares to see it.

edit: Spelling. Also here are some pictures. Smooth side (it's a little bit less smooth than when it first happened but still cool. Side angle and another angle.

[–]rusyn 10 points11 points ago

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As I understand, when a tree is struck, the water inside is super-heated, so that the tree actually explodes from internal pressure produced by steam. Maybe that's why the inside of the bark is smooth.

[–]ricodued 2 points3 points ago

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Why doesn't this happen to humans?

[–]rusyn 9 points10 points ago

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I think since humans are mostly water, we conduct more easily to ground. The bark and cellulose of a tree make for a more rigid structure with less conductivity, so it doesn't ground as easily.

[–]ricodued 2 points3 points ago

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Ohh, interesting. Thanks. Have an upboat.

[–]idobi 1 point2 points ago

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It would be wicked if people did explode from a lightning bolt, though.

[–]iangoround 0 points1 point ago

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From what I remember from various classes and Discovery TV is that the electrical charge tends to travel along the OUTSIDE of the body. This is why some people survive lightning strikes with only minor burns.

[–]PaperChampion 1 point2 points ago

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Makes sense to me. It was pretty cool though, because every piece was like that. They were everywhere too. It was pretty scary though, considering how close it was.

[–]parkher 6 points7 points ago

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Time to make a baseball bat out of it.

[–]mrpoops 1 point2 points ago

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B: Wow! How many home runs you gonna hit with that? H: Let's see. We play thirty games. Ten at-bats a game. Mmm...Three thousand.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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Do you think anyone will get the reference?

[–]Xeeman 0 points1 point ago

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I'm not american, could you explain the reference to me?

Thanks

[–]UnarmedSoldier 0 points1 point ago

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Natural_\(film\)

[–]BrotherSeamus 0 points1 point ago

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And I have an enchanted jockstrap!

[–]paulasaurus 1 point2 points ago

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A big tree in my back yard was struck once. About eight feet off the ground there was a section where the bark had been blown off, and the wood underneath was very smooth like you describe. I think this has something to do with how the sap vaporizes, but I'm not totally sure.

[–]IgnoreAmos 144 points145 points ago

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Lightning.

[–]cruzian831 5 points6 points ago

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the plasma dendrites are lightening.

[–]pointsandlaughs 12 points13 points ago

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I came here to say this. Lightening means making something lighter or illuminating something. Have an upvote for correctitude.

[–]bleedingoutlaw28 25 points26 points ago

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All of which takes place in this gif...I'm just sayin...

[–]king_of_blades 24 points25 points ago

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Ah, yes, technically correct, the best kind of correct.

[–]kagneokami 3 points4 points ago

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Well yeah, technically.

[–]pointsandlaughs -1 points0 points ago

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Lol, I guess you are right!

[–]lightningtuna 3 points4 points ago

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lighteningtuna

[–]grammer-nazi-nazi 1 point2 points ago

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See, this is what grinds my gears. Yes, the title is mispelled, but instead of commenting on how awesome the .gif is or bringing an intersting fact to the discussion you post a one word comment correcting the OP.

[–]paulasaurus 0 points1 point ago

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This gif was wasted on you.

[–]ICantDoThisALone 0 points1 point ago

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The misspelling just made me think of Power Thirst.

[–]1hrowaway 10 points11 points ago

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Every-time someone posts a gif, the first time round I watch it through the periphery of my eye fearing a scary face will pop up.

Thank you for that awesome gif though.

[–]brulez 5 points6 points ago

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Here is the source video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X_7YRVGvtA

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[–]beder 5 points6 points ago

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Never seen it in slowmotion either, and I found it awesome to see exactly how the lightning goes bottom-up once a small part of it hits the ground

[–]xRyNo 21 points22 points ago

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People are bitter because this has made the rounds a few times and most people have seen it. I'm a defender of re-posts because of people like you.

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[–]propaglandist 1 point2 points ago

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Your first comment was better, but your second one has accrued more upvotes. Shocking. Welcome to reddit.

[–]jjbay 0 points1 point ago

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God bless you, Captain Hindsight!

[–]VulcanVader 4 points5 points ago

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Does your comment add to the community? Is your comment funny or informative? No, you're being a douche.

[–]wendelgee2 -3 points-2 points ago

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Actually, no. When I got here he was in the negative and obviously feeling kinda low. I was trying to help him hit paydirt the next time around. Turns out, he didn't need my help after all, which is great.

Also: He's a big boy who can take care of himself. I don't think he needs you looking out for him, so why don't you kindly fuck off.

[–]VulcanVader 3 points4 points ago

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You're in a bad mood today, huh? Here's a picture of a cat jumping on a bed to help you cheer up.

[–]wendelgee2 -1 points0 points ago

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I'll tear that damn cat's head off and stick it up your mom's...

Nah, I'm just kidding.

Let's hug it out.

[–]VulcanVader 0 points1 point ago

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:)

[–]Trinexx56 -3 points-2 points ago

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Downvoted because I'm a douche

[–]VulcanVader 5 points6 points ago

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Upvote because I don't care!

[–]propaglandist -2 points-1 points ago

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I agree. The two ways to add value to the community:

  • Be funny

  • Be informative

Yup. Polite positive reinforcement for good posts could never add to the community!

[–]wendelgee2 -1 points0 points ago

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Positive reinforcement is what that little UP arrow is for.

[–]propaglandist -1 points0 points ago

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Upvoting carries with it minimal information: only a 'yes' or 'no.' While comments such as 'ya ur right' or 'This.' provide little additional useful reinforcement, I can't help but believe that a post such as FausterChild's adds to the discussion by helping us understand what, exactly, it is about a given post is valuable.

[–]dszordan -5 points-4 points ago

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Go on Reddit, complain about getting downvoted. Get downvoted.

[–]curbserver278 6 points7 points ago

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That's fuckin insane. It even looks like the second major flash comes from the horizon and goes up into the sky, even though that is most likely not the case.

[–]desertcat 32 points33 points ago

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IIRC, that's actually how lightning works--The brightest part of the flash runs ground-to-sky. (5th paragraph here)

[–]curbserver278 2 points3 points ago

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Wow, thanks for this. Very interesting. TIL!

[–]boundlessgravity 5 points6 points ago

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You might also check out lightning sprites.

[–]Varelze 2 points3 points ago

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Electric Jesus

[–]Pheep 0 points1 point ago

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I came here for the awesome lightning and got this, where's the crowd, it's not even my birthday?! No surprise, now!

[–]Varelze 0 points1 point ago

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you're welcome?

[–]adamjt 2 points3 points ago

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To be fair, the image did get lighter at several points.

[–]thrift_store_gestapo 2 points3 points ago

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How many more times could this be posted on reddit?

[–]tubeguy 0 points1 point ago

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I predict several. And I will look every time because this is uber cool.

[–]alliha 1 point2 points ago

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omg. This is beautiful

[–]SharkFighter 1 point2 points ago

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Exceptional. Except the spelling.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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Fucking beautiful. I can't take my eyes off it.

[–]Kruczek 1 point2 points ago

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Everything is slow motion with gifs.

[–]OccasionalAsshole 1 point2 points ago

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Why the fuck does everyone misspell "lightning?" Even the link spelled it correctly!

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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That was cool....well it was actually really hot...yeah...

[–]m06w41 3 points4 points ago

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OMG that's cool!

[–]dino340 3 points4 points ago

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lightning is still awesome, even when it's a repost.

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[–]2FishInATank 1 point2 points ago

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You have indeed spelled 'thins' correctly.

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[–]2FishInATank 1 point2 points ago

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I wish my gf had your knack of making a compliment out of the words 'you're fast'...

[–]logophage 0 points1 point ago

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It's cool seeing the big blast go from the ground up.

[–]Kracus 0 points1 point ago

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Wow.. that was kinda impressive.

[–]Teofill 0 points1 point ago

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so cool! i wish we had a sense of depth, looks cool in 2d though.

[–]I_Has_Internets 0 points1 point ago

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First one to the ground wins!

[–]The_Director 0 points1 point ago

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I need too rent one of this

[–]sfonseca1820 0 points1 point ago

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bad ass.

[–]rndmintrntdwllr 0 points1 point ago

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Cool

[–]Wholian 0 points1 point ago

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O my god people came back from Davy Jones Locker. Hurray for sad Pirates of the Caribbean references.

[–]TheoQ99 0 points1 point ago

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If you are going to repost, atleast spell the title correctly

[–]ElGuaro 0 points1 point ago

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This is how I imagine thoughts would look like if we had a way of seeing them.

[–]charliehug 0 points1 point ago

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awwwwwwwwwwwwesome. I wish it happened in slow motion in real life

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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so chaotic, so beautiful

[–]Hawkman10016 0 points1 point ago

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Slow motion upside down fireworks.

[–]sittered 0 points1 point ago

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It's like a race...and everybody loses.

[–]ImageExplainer 0 points1 point ago

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This is a slow motion clip of lightning, slowly making it's descent from charged clouds to the ground, spreading through the skies like a cybernetic explosion, before striking Jeremy "Powder" Reed as he runs through a field.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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The first part is definitely not from the ground UP, like all the professors tell me.

[–]thenumberZED 0 points1 point ago

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wowzers!

[–]farkdog 0 points1 point ago

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"There can be only one!"

[–]FranMan32 0 points1 point ago

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Orgasmic.

[–]mantra 0 points1 point ago

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Beautiful and amazing.

Actually it's when you see this you see the connection to other percolative physics elsewhere and realize: it's all the same stuff. Even more beautiful. Like Neo seeing the matrix.

[–]beccaonice 0 points1 point ago

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Lightning gives me chills. I'm so glad the weather is warming up, the storms should be coming soon!

[–]roadkillzombie 0 points1 point ago

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i really like that last little blast, its like the lightning shouting "DING DING DING!! I FOUND IT!"

[–]Vertigo666 0 points1 point ago

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TOUCHDOWN

[–]silvernesss1234 0 points1 point ago

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The force field is breaking

[–]KOWguy 0 points1 point ago

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I'm pretty upset that this isn't the full GIF. The full one shows it pulsating.. If I can find it, I shall post it.

[–]Tomble 0 points1 point ago

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Well, that was enlightening.

[–]tuvok302 0 points1 point ago

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That's kinda fucking cool.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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Cool

[–]hithisissy 0 points1 point ago

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dielectric breakdown

[–]CosmicBard 0 points1 point ago

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It's in the fucking filename, dude, "Lightning".

[–]Teglement 0 points1 point ago

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Lightning is such an outstanding phenomenon. I love this.

[–]GifReverseBot 0 points1 point ago

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http://img.reversegif.com/3242.gif

[–]Phalex 0 points1 point ago

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Are there more videos like this?

[–]g4mm4 4 points5 points ago

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Nope.

[–]iangoround 0 points1 point ago

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That GIF looks like it came from a TV special that aired on History or Discovery a while back. So yes, there are more somewhere on the internets I'm sure.

[–]ayeroxor -4 points-3 points ago

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nope. this is the only one on the entire global internet. hope you enjoyed.

[–]RubiconFan 0 points1 point ago

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Every time I see this it blows me away. I've been blown a lot.

[–]g4mm4 3 points4 points ago

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Your uncle is in town?

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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Beautiful, I don't give a shit about the spelling. Beautiful.

[–]ayeroxor -2 points-1 points ago

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Apparently, you don't give a shit about what commas are actually for, either.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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Call me a rebel, I suppose. I put commas where I want to put them. ;)

[–]xanderzeshredmeister 0 points1 point ago

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I nominate this gif to be king of reposts.

[–]TheKryptonEgg -1 points0 points ago

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OOOooooohhhhh, AAAAAAaaaaaahhhhh

polite applause.

[–]allocater -1 points0 points ago

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"light will find a way"

[–]lastingd -1 points0 points ago

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You will probably like this.

[–]PossiblyTrolling -2 points-1 points ago

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That lightning did a really good job of lightening the air. Downvoted.

[–]Fleshflayer -2 points-1 points ago

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Not again...

[–]Mike_Raphone -2 points-1 points ago

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Kind of reminded me of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UQZT4nZhZc&feature=related

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