Lightning Strike: Dead Tree and intriguing effects.
A while back I took these photos to document some interesting effects caused by lightning.
A co-worker was quite near the tree when the strike occurred. The fence was glowing with blue sparks
The tree was dead but must have had some moisture running down one of the spiral cracks in its trunk.
This moisture provided the necessary conductivity but boiled explosively in the process splitting away the dry wood.
The electric charged passed between the wire fence and the trunk where the fence made contact with the trunk
The spiral crack went all the way up the the trunk and the charge followed it without deviation.
This even extend to the top branches
We get a lot of lightening in the area and this is not the only tree I have seen damaged in this way.
We have also had very many cows killed by lightening during electrical storms from standing next to a wire fence or beneath powerlines
Lightning to me, is the most powerful force in nature. I think that's why it was pegged with Zeus.
Its absolutely awesome in its power
this is one of my favorite shots of lightning... I love the tendrils
like a sculptured of a person, but it's pretty cool :)
It would have been better if you had given the city this has happen
Magaliesburg... really small town in South Africa
Hmm.... I always thought lightning struck tree will have something like burnt marks.
Yea, go figure. I've seen strikes in dry grass that set it on fire and strikes in green grass that leave a small burnt patch, but this one no burn marks.
At least it was not bit by the M18 Hellcat tank destroyer in my post.
https://steemit.com/guns/@steve-mcclair/the-big-sandy-shoot-festival-for-machine-guns-heavy-artillery-and-gun-enthusiasts
More recently, lightning killed a man on techno music festival . He was talking on a cell phone during a thunderstorm.
Nice , Thanks for share
Nice pictures.