How Do Synchronous Fireflies Work? (Lightning Bugs) - Smarter Every

posted by BSR 1 year 10 months 1 week ago • 46 views • 19:33

Red sprites, secondary jets and newly discovered green afterglow called "ghosts" triggered by red sprites. A dozen vibrant red sprites were recorded on this evening and only two events had the green afterglow.... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 9 months ago • 984 views • 2:32

YouTube description: It's an often told story about Apollo 12 getting struck by lightning, crippling the command module in flight and John Aaron in mission control figuring out the exact switch to flip... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 7 months 1 week ago • 261 views • 13:55

YouTube description: Thunderstorm time lapse and spectacular phenomenon with facts and information of where to witness these fascinating sights. Upward lightning, mammatus, sprites, gustnadoes and... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 5 months 1 week ago • 498 views • 6:19

YouTube description: At the University of Manchester's High Voltage Laboratory, we see what happens when a DJI Phantom 3 drone gets hit with an electrical impulse of 1.4MV - basically, a lightning strike.... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 1 week ago • 339 views • 5:31

After trying to blow up a watermelon with a smaller capacitor, my friend coyt brought over 4 capacitors rated at 20kv and 25uf each. They came from a lab that used to them to simulate the effects of lightning... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 400 views • 6:09

Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, is the unofficial lightning capital of the world. There, lightning strikes occur, on average, 300 days a year. When dangerous storms approach, most people flee. But 21-year-old... continue reading

posted by blacklotus90 7 years 3 months ago • 79 views • 4:51

This hack should help you get the upper hand in the dark. Of course it wouldn't hurt if you had a gun, split second decision capabilities and lightning fast reflexes. Just sayin' ...

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 75 views • 2:39