Lightning Strike Hits Pole in Chicago. July 24th 2016 (X)
PS: Animation-wise. WATCH THIS.
HOLY FUCK.
npr:
I’ve always wanted to see lightning in slow motion!
Scientists at Florida Institute of Technology shot this video on May 20th during a storm near the university’s Melbourne campus. They were testing a high speed camera – one designed for studying the dynamics and energetics of the upward electrical discharges from thunderstorms. But they captured this:
Video courtesy of the Geospace Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics and Space Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology.
I could watch this for hours. -Emily





