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Trap Lightning in a Block

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Trap Lightning in a Block
Lightning Trigger: A Lichtenberg figure being created by a tap from a nail. In just a few hundred nanoseconds, electrons trapped in plastic exit suddenly as a bright, branching spark.
Feb 20, 2008 11:34 PM
Re: Trap Lightning in a Block
I would have loved to have seen this in true slow-motion capture.

Just what exactly is happening here?
By: Shiggety
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Re: Trap Lightning in a Block
Very cool, I've seen the end product in various shapes and sizes for sale in Edmonds science catalog...
By: gamedrone
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Re: Trap Lightning in a Block
Popsci.com has a good explaination (and the vid clip) just search for "lichtenberg figure" on their site.
By: gamedrone
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http://www.popsci.com/diy/article/2008-02/trap-lightning-block
By: jaxon
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Re: Trap Lightning in a Block
Is this an indication as to how our brains and nerves keep electricity inside our bodies ?
By: D3NIS
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