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  2. Lichtenberg figure - Wikipedia

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    A lightning strike can also create a large Lichtenberg figure in grass surrounding the point struck. These are sometimes found on golf courses or in grassy meadows. [12] Branching root-shaped "fulgurite" mineral deposits may also be created as sand and soil is fused into glassy tubes by the intense heat of the current.

  3. Fulgurite - Wikipedia

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    Fulgurites are formed when lightning strikes the ground, fusing and vitrifying mineral grains. [7] The primary SiO 2 phase in common tube fulgurites is lechatelierite, an amorphous silica glass. Many fulgurites show some evidence of crystallization: in addition to glasses, many are partially protocrystalline or microcrystalline.

  4. Trinitite - Wikipedia

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    Trinitite, also known as atomsite or Alamogordo glass, [1] [2] is the glassy residue left on the desert floor after the plutonium-based Trinity nuclear bomb test on July 16, 1945, near Alamogordo, New Mexico.

  5. Wild photos show lightning strikes over Paris Olympics

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    Across the city, lightning and rain lit up the night sky and made quite a fuss for the athletes at the 2024 Paris Games. On Aug. 1, the official TODAY Instagram shared photos of the brilliant ...

  6. Desert glass - Wikipedia

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    Desert glass may refer to: Libyan desert glass, in Egypt and Libya; Atacama desert glass, in Chile; Edeowie glass, in South Australia; Darwin glass, in West Coast, Tasmania; Fulgurite, lumps of glass formed by lightning; Trinitite, a more specialised subclass is that formed during a nuclear explosion

  7. Crackle tube - Wikipedia

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    Such a device consists of a double walled glass tube with a hollow center. The cavity between the inner and outer glass tubes is filled with thousands of small phosphor coated glass beads. A 5–14 kV transformer produces a low power gas discharge in the bead filled cavity, producing filaments of light that simulate lightning. Crackle tubes get ...

  8. Watch an exclusive behind-the-scenes video of the second Knives Out film, as production designer Rick Heinrichs explains how they created the lavish world of the movie in Porto Heli, Greece.

  9. 40 Stunning Close-Up Images Of Wildlife Taken By This ... - AOL

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    If you want to take a closer look at nature's wonders, you've come to the right place!Ian Granström, a photographer from Southern Finland, captures intimate wildlife images of foxes, birds, elk ...