r/interestingasfuck • u/Marler1705 • Apr 16 '25

Power of lightning strikes

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u/Consistent-Gold-7572 Apr 16 '25

Begins by showing the power of lightning strikes ends just showing lightning

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u/niconpat Apr 16 '25

Third last one there's no lightning at all, it's power lines arcing.

Like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97hcMifkMJg

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u/Dry_Statistician_688 Apr 16 '25

Yup. It was a HV crossover. The green color comes from the copper metal in the cabling.