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What Happens When Lightning Strikes At 7,000 Frames Per Second At Its Super Slow Motion
Elaine Hannah
First Posted: Jun 13, 2016 06:09 AM EDT
A physicist from Florida Institute of Technology captured lightning bolts at 7,000 frames per second. This means they are in the super slow motion wherein you can stare on their mighty electrifying details.
So, what happens when the lightning is at this speed and how it works? As you can see in the video below, the lightning looks like a branch, which creates a series of channels flowing from a negatively charged pool of electrons and ions. It was swirled up by wind and collisions within its cloud of origin.
When the branches ooze down, they rest after each movement for a fraction of a second before resuming. When the prime of one of these branches is closer to the ground, there are a positively charged bolt rises from the Earth. This creates an ionized conduit out of molecules in the air just like a wire. The conduit then pulses with an immense energy. As it changes back and forth, the conduit transforms into lightning, according to Cosmos Magazine.
Professor Ningyu Liu from the Florida Institute of Technology explained that lightning is one of the most enthralling atmospheric phenomena on Earth. On the other hand, little is known about on how the lightning starts in thunderclouds, its movement through the air and then strikes objects on the ground,according to Daily Mail.
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First Posted: Jun 13, 2016 06:09 AM EDT
A physicist from Florida Institute of Technology captured lightning bolts at 7,000 frames per second. This means they are in the super slow motion wherein you can stare on their mighty electrifying details.
So, what happens when the lightning is at this speed and how it works? As you can see in the video below, the lightning looks like a branch, which creates a series of channels flowing from a negatively charged pool of electrons and ions. It was swirled up by wind and collisions within its cloud of origin.
When the branches ooze down, they rest after each movement for a fraction of a second before resuming. When the prime of one of these branches is closer to the ground, there are a positively charged bolt rises from the Earth. This creates an ionized conduit out of molecules in the air just like a wire. The conduit then pulses with an immense energy. As it changes back and forth, the conduit transforms into lightning, according to Cosmos Magazine.
Professor Ningyu Liu from the Florida Institute of Technology explained that lightning is one of the most enthralling atmospheric phenomena on Earth. On the other hand, little is known about on how the lightning starts in thunderclouds, its movement through the air and then strikes objects on the ground,according to Daily Mail.
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