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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 are fused into glassy tubes by the intense heat of the current.
Lightning injuries are divided into direct strikes, side splash, contact injury, and ground current. [1] Ground current occurs when the lightning strikes nearby and travels to the person through the ground. [1] Side splash makes up about a third of cases and occurs when lightning strikes nearby and jumps through the air to the person. [1]
Keraunography or keranography is the belief that lightning, when striking an object (generally a human body), can leave markings which constitute a photographic image of surrounding objects. It is generally considered a myth : lightning can leave markings, but they are not photographic.
Fortunately, if the numbers as of Dec. 20 hold until the end of the year, 2024 will go down as the second-least number of lightning fatalities in the U.S. in the last 10 years, surpassed only by ...
The royal, 41, opened up about his Harry Potter-like scar while visiting Cardiff Metropolitan University on Tuesday, June 11. William was on hand to celebrate the "progress already achieved in ...
On June 5, 2017, the artist uploaded an image of Meme Man overlaid on top of a stock photo of a man in a business suit with arms crossed and a chart pointing upwards behind him, and the caption "Stonks", a deliberate misspelling of the word "stocks". [5] The meme went viral and became a common reaction image on Reddit and Twitter. [6] [7]
Steve Guttenberg hit the ground running to help people impacted by the fires in Pacific Palisades — and he was almost unrecognizable. The flames first began around 10:30 a.m. local time on ...
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