Archeology
Children's remains are placed on top of a volcano to withstand lightning strikes
The Incas once brought the bodies of sacrificed children to the volcano with the idea that being struck by lightning meant that the gods were satisfied.
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Environment
The moment two lightning strikes hit the car on the road, the lucky driver escaped death
A woman in Siberia was lucky to survive when two lightning strikes hit the car she was driving on the road.
Environment
Rare lightning strikes backward from the sky
The moment the gigantic jet lightning backs up from the thunderstorm cloud onto the ionosphere and is captured by a photographer through an airplane window.
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At the moment when lightning struck the sailboat, it created a fireball
Large fireballs accompanied by a tremendous explosion like a bomb appeared after a moment when lightning struck the sailboat in a thunderstorm.
Space science
The chances of you being struck by lightning on Mars are much lower than on Earth
If lightning really exists on Mars, its frequency is very low and energy is much less than that on Earth.
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Why is the plane hit by lightning?
Experts recalled a disaster similar to the last horrifying plane crash in Moscow that occurred on August 16, 2010 at the airport on Colombia's San Andres Island: a Boein…
Videos
Video: Lightning seen from space
In order to capture pictures of lightning strikes, NASA must use a Firestation-named tool on the ISS station with the main function of hunting lightning on Earth.
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Australia: Lightning strikes do not die, also appear super abilities
Being struck by lightning but unharmed, the Australian photographer even insisted there were some psychic powers after this unintended incident.
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Huge German anti-aircraft turret
During World War II, the Nazis built a series of anti-aircraft turrets against the Allies' air strikes.
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You often hear the sentence
Not as romantic as on film, the rain of life is sometimes troublesome and also accompanied by dangerous tornadoes.
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Tragedy family with 3 generations died because of lightning being hit at the same place
In 1899, a man was killed by lightning when standing in the backyard of a house in Taranto, Italy. 30 years later, his son also died for the same reason and also in this…
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Why does lightning do not follow a straight line but divide many branches?
According to Science ABC, in thunderstorms, clouds are usually negatively charged, while the ground due to induction should have a positive charge.
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Find solutions to help the aircraft completely immune to thunder
A lightning bolt can make you understand the harm if it hits the ground, and the plane flying in the sky is not exposed to the problem.
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The time of the North Pole base contains a dangerous US poison
The US military used this top secret base to be ready to strike a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union, because the area was only a few hundred kilometers from the enemy t…
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5 natural phenomena make aircraft vulnerable to accidents
Birds are the leading natural cause of flight problems.