A clip from Discovery Channel's "Raging Planet" on the subject of lightning. If you find lightning a facinating and beautiful force, then check this clip out. The camera technology has gotten to where scientists have been able to record and playback a lightning strike at over 200X slower with really cool results.
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Poster Comment:
Amazing -- it sends out probing branches and causes streamers from objects on earth in order to build a strike.