Merry Christmas

Looks fascinating! Really weird.

Talking about weird, that video is acting weird with me too.

Oh and also don't use an umbrella when there is lightning
And don't go stand in the middle of a empty field

Lightening is indeed fascinating to watch. We have a lot of it here during our monsoon type thunderstorms. Sometimes it is so bright at night, the entire inside of my house lights up with a bluish white light. Frightening! Although, this summer, we've only had two.

A high percentage of our forest fires are started by lightening.

Whoa, that's fascinating indeed. Fascinating and beautiful!

I saw the link and thought this would be shocking, and it was

Im not a child but I am still afraid of lightening and cover my head with blanket if it happens at night!

Enjoy the rest of the summer to Angeliki.

I'm sure Pam can back me up on this, but when I was in Arizona they had lightning that went from bottom (earth) to top (sky) instead of top to bottom.

Kinda crazy. Of course, all lightning is pretty crazy. But I've always loved watching it. A free sound and light show!

I have learned that lightnings always travel from ground to cloud - because the positive electron load always is on the ground. But things move so fast that we can't tell the difference anyway.

Originally posted by edwardpiercy:

bottom (earth) to top (sky)

I think that is called ground to cloud lightning
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning#Ground-to-cloud_lightning

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X80Qjh9Yivs

I like lightnings

That's not that crazy. The lightning goes two ways actually.
This is from wikipedia:

When a stepped leader approaches the ground, the presence of opposite charges on the ground enhances the strength of the electric field. The electric field is strongest on ground-connected objects whose tops are closest to the base of the thundercloud, such as trees and tall buildings. If the electric field is strong enough, a conductive discharge (called a positive streamer) can develop from these points. This was first theorized by Heinz Kasemir. As the field increases, the positive streamer may evolve into a hotter, higher current leader which eventually connects to the descending stepped leader from the cloud. It is also possible for many streamers to develop from many different objects simultaneously, with only one connecting with the leader and forming the main discharge path. Photographs have been taken on which non-connected streamers are clearly visible.[21] When the down and up leaders meet, the flow of electric current greatly increases and not decreases.

Once a channel of ionized air is established between the cloud and ground this becomes a path of least resistance and allows for a much greater current to propagate from the Earth back up the leader into the cloud. This is the return stroke and it is the most luminous and noticeable part of the lightning discharge.

For more of these video's:
http://www.ztresearch.com/gallery/highspeed.html

Cool stuff

But Zeus throws his thunderbolts DOWN from Mt. Olympus. What about that one, huh?

Oh, yes. That's right. Can't argue against that.

I suppose the lightning I saw in Arizona must be the bolts rebounding off the earth after being thrown down from Olympus.

I think it's Thor with his hammer!

Hmmm. Yet another possiblity.

Waits for the list of figures who have used lightning

I love thunderstorms--thunder, lightning, wind, rain, the whole bit.

that was a big one. i froze it at the brightest point. i wouldn't want to be hit by that bolt. zeus is a mighty force.

awesome and beautiful.

cool

i come around once in a while...i have posted some of our lightning videos on YouTube (under SqueakeyCat)...and some are on my blog as well...have fun looking

Proxpyro -- they must be sons of Zeus! That's all that means.

And what else does Zeus do when he is pissed off at one of his girlfriends? That's why we have so many storms. Lotta misbehavin girlfriends!

Right now it is outside I hear rumbles

Hugs

Another character that uses lightning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAUXdDO_NgM

I'm sorry to spoil the joy. Somehow I hate Pokemon, Pikachu included. I never understood the fun of those series...
I know I'm barbaric!


Btw, It's is really amazing how many people are being struck by lightning every year. Also amazing that most people survive!

Truce!

Originally posted by Angeliki:

I wrote he but is a she or "it"

If the Pikachu has a heart on the tail, it is a female. If no heart, then male.

The Pikachu you think of is probably Ash's, and that is a boy.