Lightning Strikes Twice

I’ve always understood that big buildings use lightning rods to attract lightning strikes away from smaller buildings nearby, but understanding that in theory isn’t the same as seeing it in action in this photograph that Alain Aguilar contributed to The Big Picture last week (of a storm in May):

Lightning, from The Big Picture

Lightning, from The Big Picture

The entire series of storm pictures is fascinating.

One thought on “Lightning Strikes Twice

  1. just pixels says:

    As a professional foolhardy electron wrangler, I’d love to get my hands on all those free-range electrons. Well, not my hands per se as that would kill me. Or give me super-powers.

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