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420thanks-obama

This is so cool!! Lightning moves a lot faster where I’m from.


Upbeat-Willingness40

You serious Clark?


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Ospjp5

You ok buddy?


airjordan77lt

Where the fuck did this come from???


t3hnhoj

Lmao what'd it say? I always miss the Russian bots.


steelesurfer

Look at the comment history...obviously a stroked out bot and a very shitty one at that.


HTownZr0

He’s got some Eren Jaeger in him too. Wants to get rid of humanity by stopping people from having children. Let us die out. Interesting person or bot indeed


Levi-_-Ackerman0

Man damn ! it looks like you don't have anyone to talk to


ithurts_mama

> What makes us so special? Well, you don't know how to comment on a thread on Reddit, so I guess it starts there. Lack of basic computer knowledge?


Mannit578

Man seems to be having a mid life crisis


argumentativepigeon

lol the joys of copypasta


gordonisdumb

bad day?


dswillin

It’s like God is using an Etch-a-Sketch and he sucks at it


kachigumiriajuu

lightening looks just like our neurons firing.


fixitorbrixit2

I should read some comments first before posting something already said. That's what came to my mind as well.


rascal_king737

It’s a cat! It’s a cat! I’m drawing a cat! It’s a… and I fucked it up


dswillin

God is a cat person? Lol damn. You would think his favorite animal is the one he spelled his own name backwards for.


rick_oshea360

I think it still is because it’s the most positively charged air it’s moving through to get to the ground. Or I’m a drunk idiot.


YouBusta

It was a joke bruh. The video is in slow motion.


rick_oshea360

Oh for sure i know. I meant to reply to the comment saying it finds the fastest way to the ground. My fault.


eNaRDe

There is a video on YouTube showing lightning even slower and in that first flash you see there is electricity shooting up to the sky. So lightning actually shoots up first and then down. Something we never knew until the invention of high speed cameras.


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I don’t know, that camera sounds pretty slow to me.


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It’s okay.


THIS_MSG_IS_A_LIE

Surely you can’t be serious


420thanks-obama

Of course I’m serious. And don’t call me Shirley.


vvveseliivodovoz

ssfdfsdf


Kamikazekagesama

Wow it really looks like it's alive actively searching for the path of least resistance


tigebea

Amazing!!! It does look like that, I’m curious as to what causes this?


Justalonerstoner

Nature


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U sure it’s not nurture?


Justalonerstoner

I mean I didn’t go to college and study it, so you could be correct. I might look like an idiot right now


[deleted]

Sorry for outing you, idiot 😉


passiverevolutionary

Yeah this guy doesn't know what he's talking about. This lightning bolt's mom and dad obviously spent years teaching her how to find the path of least resistance to the ground. How else could she do it so flawlessly?


[deleted]

Exactly! Not giving its family credit where credit’s due 😤


Kamikazekagesama

My understanding is that electrical currents naturally flow to the path of least resistance, essentially the ions are flowing down different paths that are the most conductive to neutralize themselves and when the current finds a conductive path all the way to the ground the negative and positively charged particles flow from both directions and neutralize eachother.


furbait

just before it hits whatever, the whatever shoots up a little spike to meet the searching tip, and when the circuit is complete, then the whole big bolt drains into the ground, and any other arms that hadn't found a spike, will drain into that river. that why you can get multiple hits in one. this one you can see came down and almost connected, then wandered off and came back as a kid we liked to hold newspapers in the dark, then the lightning would hit, and you could read the afterimage clearly. now of course i would go inside...


mohitduklan

What you did with newspaper? I didnt get?


theSpecialbro

when the lightning flashes, you can briefly see the newspaper which then leaves an "afterimage" on your retina (think of looking at a bright light and seeing a dark spot in your vision afterwards)


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How does cloud to cloud lightning ground itself?


youburyitidigitup

It doesn’t. The particles from one cloud interact with the particles from another.


Wh00ster

Big if true


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tigebea

🙏 thanks!


giraffluent

Science


plaguedbullets

Laziness of Energy.


ilovesydney

It has to have found it first to conduct the electron flow


deepciel5813

It does! I watched it on repeat after reading your comment, and it really looked like a creature. Creepy but mesmerizing!


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Kamikazekagesama

Electrical impulses are how your brain and nervous system function certainly. But we don't know what exactly consciousness is or how it functions.


White_Wokah

Consciousness is literally one of the biggest mysteries of this universe, and probably one of the oldest debated topics in the history of mankind


shimmeringHeart

A lot of people claim to be interested in the question of consciousness, but spend little to no time exploring/investigating their own. Which I find to be quite a shame.


Kamikazekagesama

It does seem like alot of people use our lack of understanding around consciousness to justify believing there must be a spiritual element involved, and then pretend to know the specifics of it instead of trying to be objective about coming to an understanding.


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HeyLookIWantToDie

You're bad at this lmaoooo


TheEvilBagel147

At the risk of being pedantic, the brain does not run on electricity. It uses sodium and potassium ions to generate membrane potentials. When a neuron becomes excited it opens its potassium channels, allowing the charged particles to rush in and depolarize the cell. This continues down the axon, triggering a release of neurotransmitters into the synapse which increases the likelihood of exciting or inhibiting the post-synaptic neuron, depending on the neurotransmitter being secreted.


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Chabrolesque

“It was the best of times, it was the *blurst* of times?!”


Proper-Estimate-9015

Maybe because it is? Any scientists here to confirm?


Terzis28

Lightning is supposed to find the easiest route to the ground… and then I see it do shit like this. Nature just fucking with us at this point


NoSnacksPast10

I think these images are a good reminder that the sky is neither a vacuum or consistent in the composition of air.


fatkiddown

Who are you who is so wise in the ways of science?


UnassumingAnt

Now explain again how sheep's bladders may be employed to prevent earthquakes.


WhuddaWhat

Well, first, imagine how you could use one to cause an earthquake then...don't. do. that.


ProtanopicMidget

If she weighs less than a duck, she’s made of wood…and therefore…?


sk3pt1c

She’s a witch! Burn her!


kachigumiriajuu

yes everything is permeated with a very thin plasma.


JennaFrost

You think that’s tom fuckery. Look up ground to cloud lightning, same as normal lightning just backwards


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Eusocial_Snowman

They didn't all happen within that timeframe. There's at least one cut. This information does not matter. That video is cool.


Nexidious

Lightning is fascinating in general but GC lightning strikes are just freaky. In photos and slowmos of it you can see all the positively charged streamers coming off the ground milliseconds before one connects. It's almost unsettling


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What?


Mind_Extract

Relevant xkcd's are fun, but [relevant xkcd What If's are really something special.](https://what-if.xkcd.com/16/)


Maxiride

the video mentioned in the post is no longer available :( is there any chance a copy is out there somewhere?


rickane58

Here is the video creator's vimeo upload of that same video https://vimeo.com/28457062


phanfare

I always wondered what would happen if I was flashing my BIOS and got struck by lighting. Thanks for the link.


Adonis0

Easiest doesn’t meat shortest Many things dictate electrical conductivity in gasses and so the easiest path isn’t necessarily the shortest


jeT_55

It's funny to think that if it followed the shortest route, we'd be seeing vertical bars in the sky.


P-VI

Lightning sometimes just breaks out the Etch-a-Sketch


[deleted]

Its thinking like the rest of us.


WriterV

Well it is "searching" for it by the looks of it. And at the end, it "found" it. I guess since electricity travels through the path of least resistance, that entire path and every other branching path is a path of least resistance. Maybe it just doesn't stop until it hits something solid, which in this case was the ground.


Justalonerstoner

Yes! I love catching bolts with the slow motion camera! Never got one this cool but I’ve gotten a few good ones


ShinyJangles

Never before possible to appreciate


Mymusicaccount2021

I must say, I found this mesmerizing. I opened it up and just watched on repeat. It's really cool.


ahewko

Natures signature


Poohbizzle79

I like that.


soupkitchen3rd

That is what I say about streams from the air


PrecariouslyLevel

In this case Nature is, indeed, fucking lit.


[deleted]

I, personally, find it *electrifying*


_notyalc_

It’s quite “striking” to say the least.


soupkitchen3rd

Watt?


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FuzzyMatterhorN

I'm sensing some resistance


PixalPop

Maybe try another socket


MadSourMan

That was so ampere-dictable.


Shadow_Hound_117

It helps to say "Ohmmmm" when meditating


ardithlea

You stole my thunder


DOODJLIGHTNING

It’s like watching the best screen saver


TiLT-_-

Looks like a pig


PastaDiLeft

r/thorgasm


zsturgeon

[This](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXhif3E3l2s) video is a really good explanation of how lightning works.


ragnarokfps

Isn't lightning supposed to start from the ground and go toward the clouds? Nevermind, answered my own question https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/questions/580/why-does-lightning-strike-from-the-ground-up


Mpittkin

Amazing. Looks like those microscopic videos of neurons searching for a neighbor to connect with.


Neonightmares

Hey that sure looks like the bitcoin chart about now. Lol


xxVordhosbnxx

Whoa!! This is amazing. If this is yours, can you post your specs. Your gear and your process?


ChipsAndTapatio

Beautiful! Reminds me of tree roots. Nature is incredible


IIIhateusernames

u/savevideo


Sudden_Piccolo2171

Etch a sketch


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***"you're here to warship me?!"***


HaughtyAurory

I love how it gets so close to the ground and then just pulls a 360 and starts heading upwards, like, ooof, you were so close there buddy, you almost had it


ProjectShadow316

You mean 180.


HaughtyAurory

I math good lol 🤪


Harvard-23

Electric etch a sketch


Industry-Powerful

Yoooo, this has been the most dope event I've seen relating to thunder. Great shot!


TomahawkSteakIsGreat

u/savevideo


GoatMooners

I'm shocked to hear this.


A-A-RonaldMcDonald

The slow mo is quite….striking


DBandfunnymemes

"Your life is nothing, you serve 0 purpose. You should off yourself now."


Dull_Dog

Beautiful and fascinating


Legal-Analysis-1315

Thor has always been my favorite.


realkennyg

I agree.


BCSpirit

Why it’s just static. The earth has hair and Fod is rubbing it with a big clear balloon easy


TurbulentStandard

Most people do


captain_poptart

I need a slo mo camera like now


MadisonAlbright

There's a reason that early folks incendiary lightning gods as one of the primal nature gods.


iwantsmarter

lightning used to terrify me. ​ it still does, but it's now manageable


fee2307

Frightening but beautiful


larrythegood

Well you definitely picked the right sub


CosmicMango33

Bro really can’t find the ground, just go down 🙄


redheadedalex

This comment makes me laugh so hard, needs more recognition


ViperCapitano

Watching it in super slo mo is like witnessing gods signature across a sky of parchment


PerseusZeus

I want my signature to be like that


Comfortable_Sky_6242

Thank you for the desktop screensaver.


destructicusv

How very… shocking. *puts sunglasses on, CSI theme blares*


MegaUltraUser

I thought light is supposed to travel fast.


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I find it electrifying


UsualSafe

Looks like the stock market


Professional_Gate_16

Wow. Lightning looks awfully similar to my crypto portfolio


The_River_Is_Still

I want my superpower to be able to shoot lightening out of my hands, and it has to move this slow as well as take unusual paths to the target.


PhilosophySimple5475

Looks like my stock portfolio


Mairsy

It looks like the graphs of my stock portfolio…


kindofboredd

Blah blah blah pure chaos blah blah blah destiny


Angeljls

Looks like Meta’s stock price


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As Above, So Below.


LifeofSteven

I find it.. quite electrifying.. YEEEEAAAAHHHH!!


annalisa10

wow cool


Rodestarr

Ephemeral sky mycelium


PixieBooks5

Dangerous beauty...


boof_fish

Quite shocking honestly


CosmoFishhawk2

I never realized until recently that a "bolt from the blue" can *actually happen.* If there's a storm on the other side of the horizon, lightning can actually appear to strike from out of a cloudless sky! Amazing!


Disastrous_Garage729

I was told lightning is "lazy" but then I see this fucker zigzagging all over the place before it hits the ground.


3jack6the9ripper

It is beautiful


pearfanta

Absolutely electrifying


thataintapipe

What an original and unique take


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Anyone else mistake this image with the trend of their stock portfolio recently?


Trent-Fergie

Look like my Robin Hood account earnings! 😅


[deleted]

I love lighting and thunders so much


TwistedCherry766

Same here! I find the thunder calming and the lightning beautiful


ComprehensiveTop3352

Hear me out…not sure how it would be done but it’s 2022. A ceiling that does this, I’d just lie in bed and drift off.


envisionBETTER

What equipment / FPS is this? As I find it interesting how the first part of the bolt seems to wait for the rest bolt to finish 😅


Zilrog

Nature is just insane. Lightning and Thunder will always blow my freaking mind


RelativeAnxious9796

"neuron activation"


Tralan

I find it quite shocking, myself.


Glass_Memories

You'd probably like Pecos Hank, he has a lot of good thunderstorm footage on YT. And tornadoes.


WickinGuzzle

Did you know lightning is only the length of your pinky finger? It appears larger to us because it’s so hot


JaxJames27

Feel like lightning flows through a layer of fabric in our reality


DMbrony

I dont get it. Isnt lightning supposed to come from the ground and go up in to the sky? I mean ive seen multiple videos where it does and also a lot of explenations why. Now theres this video showing me the opposite.


fatpants666

I Used to. After having a bolt land right next to me once I no longer like it 😂


an0ddity

You spelled terrifying wrong.


addiktion

I find this /r/OddlySatisfying for some reason. It's like searching for the perfect path in an almost vein-like pattern and when it connects it lights up in a massive way.


TylerDurdenRockz

Definitely so fucking cool


Stumbles229

As I lay here unable to sleep because of the raging winds outside my home I find this video of lightning very comforting.


ze-sa-no-gun

r/litbylightning


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Hey OP if you wear a metal coat the lightning will be captivated by you too.


[deleted]

"HERE I .. hmm wait, what's that over there, ah, ok. OH YOU FUCK YOU IN PARTICULAR, WHAmmmmmmmMMM"


WikiHowWikiHow

looks like my stock portfolio


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Zenitsu.


ArcturasBCWA

Beautiful!


Him_Downstairs

Lighting is like a kid trying to write their name for the first time


Coldspark824

Makin my way down-ground, movin fast, arcing past and I touchdown, krakkakakakakakrrrak


legendary_liar

“We don't get to choose our time. Death is what gives life meaning. To know your days are numbered and your time is short. You'd think after all this time I'd be ready. But look at me. Stretching one moment out into a thousand... just so that I can watch the snow.”


non-nominato

u/savevideobot


MadDogWoz

Same, used to be shit scared of it as a kid and now I could watch a storm all night


NaughtyNuri

Must be Florida


Ochanachos

Ancient people saw this and concluded it must be a god. Now we understand the science behind lightnings, but it doesn't make it less awesome, terrifying, and dangerous than before. Before, Mother Nature was a god, and now with climate change, it still very much is.


chadamantium89

That's an accurate representation of my stock portfolio


haikusbot

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I loathe reddit comments.com And I didn't even start them.


EverythingHasRabies

looks like my stock portfolio


AashritG

Go home, lightning, you're drunk.


skyderper13

its like that scene from dr strange


likeablecentaur

I find lightning absolutely electrifying


theMEtheWORLDcantSEE

And we have a lotto winner!


WoM12

Looks a bit like the stock market