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reesetee commented on the word ribbon lightning
Here's an example.
September 24, 2007
uselessness commented on the word ribbon lightning
That's gorgeous!
September 25, 2007
reesetee commented on the word ribbon lightning
Isn't it? I'd love to see something like this in person (from a safe distance, of course). Apparently it happens when a cloud-to-ground flash is blown horizontally by strong wind--so the successive strokes of the lightning look like identical side-by-side bolts.
September 25, 2007