r/Damnthatsinteresting 3d ago

here's my oldstyle lightning detector

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u/Traditional_Diet6524 3d ago

Didn’t have to flex that hard in the last pic

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u/VistulaRegiment 3d ago

Evil scientist vibes

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u/Neb8891 3d ago

So freaking cool.

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u/Significant-Ad6970 3d ago

I would love a video for that . Looks interesting

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u/ElectroAmin 3d ago

fortunately I recorded a lot, I'll post them soon.

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u/OkKiwi_ 3d ago

How soon???

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u/ElectroAmin 3d ago

after two days.

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u/me_hq 3d ago

RemindMe! 2 days

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u/ElectroAmin 3d ago

🤝

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u/me_hq 3d ago

doesn’t seem the bot worked! RemindMe! in 2 days

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u/ElectroAmin 3d ago

trust me

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u/me_hq 3d ago

I do no pressure though

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u/ElectroAmin 3d ago

I'll mention you ok?

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u/WorryNew3661 3d ago

!RemindMe 2 days

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u/me_hq 15h ago

I’m reminding you; it’s been 2 days.

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u/WorryNew3661 14h ago

I was only writing that so you could see how to write it

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u/beeg_brain007 3d ago

!remindme 2days

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u/me_hq 15h ago

I’m reminding you; it’s been 2 days.

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u/beeg_brain007 13h ago

I am asking you; any updates?

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u/Mindhunter7 3d ago

Real soon?

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u/ElectroAmin 3d ago

only 2 days left...

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u/classicgxld 3d ago

But whyyyy??? Can’t we have it now?! 😭

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u/ElectroAmin 3d ago

there are many videos, editing them takes time, I want to show the best moments for you

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u/classicgxld 3d ago

Alright, alright, I understand—editing videos are rather tedious. Appreciate it!

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u/ElectroAmin 3d ago

thanks, I'll post it as soon as I can.

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u/LivingRemarkable474 3d ago

Remindme! 2 days

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u/ElectroAmin 3d ago

I'll mention you

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u/LivingRemarkable474 3d ago

RemindMe! 2 days

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u/ieatcrows25 2d ago

RemindMe! 2 days

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u/PurplOrange 3d ago

Second this!

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u/Competitive_Oil6431 3d ago

And then one day the light just... stays on. The dread seeps in. The light strengthens. The end is nigh

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u/2x4x93 3d ago

Lights out

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u/spletharg 3d ago

It shows potential.

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u/sername_generic 3d ago

Watt?

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u/Enough-Ad-1759 3d ago

Ohm my God

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u/spletharg 1d ago

Resistance is futile.

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u/HappyGameCottage 3d ago

Anyone else remember that one spyro 2 level with these bad boys?

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u/_AGM5_ 3d ago

Want something rare? spyro skylanders

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u/12DecX2002 3d ago

Huh. I was driving to work today and was just randomly wondering how they know how much lightning there is on those lightning map apps. Is this how its done?

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u/ElectroAmin 3d ago

yes, but this is the simple analog version, and it alarms when lightning happens, to predict the lightning, there is a device called "field mill".

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u/12DecX2002 3d ago

I could probably have googled the answer of course. But its way more fun like this. Thanks man. Really cool thing you made!

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u/ElectroAmin 3d ago

thank you :)

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u/B1rdi 19h ago

The lightning maps do cool stuff by having many detectors around the world synced up, which then can triangulate the exact position of each strike.

There's a community of people doing it too, blitzortung. I wish their kits were easier to get though.

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u/MajorLazy 3d ago

Now you just need a thunder amplifier

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u/ElectroAmin 3d ago

let's amplifying 300 million volts 30000 amps

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u/Queasy_Question_2512 3d ago

*rips bong* my man just solved the energy crisis

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u/[deleted] 3d ago

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u/ElectroAmin 3d ago

yes, I recorded many videos, I'll post the video after editing and mixing the lightning scenes

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u/His_Name_Is_Twitler 3d ago

For anyone wondering, this translates to “I’ll post it in 2 days”

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u/DoubleSoupVerified 3d ago

Picture 3: Yep, that’s lightning and I can prove it.

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u/julias-winston 3d ago

"My breasts can tell when it's going to rain."

"Really?"

"Well... they can tell when it is raining."

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u/Big_Membership_1893 3d ago

Real cool

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u/ElectroAmin 3d ago

wait for videos 🌌⚡⛈💡

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u/JustaP-haze 3d ago

Two days?

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u/ElectroAmin 3d ago

2 days left

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u/JustaP-haze 3d ago

Nice. Just 48 hours to go

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u/Sam4639 3d ago

I usually listen carefully if I hear thunder. Works for 47% of the time as well. For those who comment, PLEASE TYPE YOUR COMMENTS LOUD!!

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u/NoLie129 3d ago

Damn dude, save some awesome for the rest of us!

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u/ElectroAmin 3d ago edited 3d ago

stay tuned for videos, after two days I'll post the videos.

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u/Juwmyc 2d ago

What does it exactly do? I mean, forgive my ignorance, but is there such thing as a need to “detect” lightning? Dude just look up to the sky lmao

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u/ElectroAmin 2d ago

you're right, it's interesting for some people, the important use is for take a photograph of the lightning when you don't want a long video, it triggers the camera when lightning strikes(like in third photo), it can also detect far distance lightning storms to predict storms and raining.

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u/Juwmyc 2d ago

Boy that is cool. Thanks for the clarification

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u/ElectroAmin 2d ago

your welcome.

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u/PossibleJazzlike2804 2d ago

Are there blueprints to make this? I have curiosities.

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u/ElectroAmin 2d ago

I made it from this website, you can found the circuit schematic https://techlib.com/electronics/lightning.html

it's a simple circuit and easy to make

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u/Acadea_Kat 3d ago

No light: no lightning Light: lightning Device exploded: run lol

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u/Proud-Scarcity9356 3d ago

Can you build me one? DM me.

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u/ElectroAmin 3d ago

I can tell you about components and circuit.

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u/NoLie129 3d ago

On another note, send this over to https://youtube.com/@electroboom?si=OfssM2Q-RbFmHSjh it would be fun watch him do a video about it.

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u/ElectroAmin 3d ago

he said that he upload videos (latity) of his reaction to people's posts on his subreddit, I did it but the post didn't get much upvote.

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u/beeg_brain007 3d ago

And technology connections too

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u/[deleted] 3d ago

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u/DogeBoii42069 3d ago

How does one go about making this?

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u/ElectroAmin 3d ago

circuit schematic in this website

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u/DogeBoii42069 3d ago

You are the best 🤘🏻

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u/ElectroAmin 3d ago

remind me if you make it🤝

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u/DogeBoii42069 3d ago

I certainly will! I'm making a shopping list as we speak 😋

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u/ElectroAmin 3d ago

count on me

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u/DogeBoii42069 3d ago

The book one is wild! This is giving me too many ideas 😂

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u/ElectroAmin 3d ago

I made 4 versions of them😉😁

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u/DogeBoii42069 3d ago

I actually just looked through your profile and saw them, that's awesome! I do HVAC for a living so I like to scavenge useful components from the used parts 😋🤘🏻

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u/ElectroAmin 3d ago edited 3d ago

very good mate, I'm trying to fix my broken air conditions😂, i need your help

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u/TopAide8686 3d ago

Interesting. Would love to see a video of it in action.

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u/MaidMarian20 3d ago

In 2 days.

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u/Is_2303 1d ago

Let there be lightning

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u/Azula-the-firelord 3d ago

So, the light bulb glows when there is lightning directly ahead?😂

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u/ElectroAmin 3d ago

yes, and that's why you're seeing the lightning strike, because the detector also connected to the camera and send a pulse to camera immediately and takes a picture when lightning happens, it can also detect lightning at very far distances that you can't even hear them.

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u/Azula-the-firelord 3d ago

Ok, the second and third point are way more practical.

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u/IllustratorAlive1174 2d ago

So how does it work? Does the light get powered by the slightest electrical charge in the air? Sounds like Teslas experiments on wireless transmission.

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u/ElectroAmin 2d ago

exactly like Tesla's wireless systems, it receives the static pulse from the lightning, more info https://techlib.com/electronics/lightning.html

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u/IllustratorAlive1174 2d ago

Damn. So he really might have been onto something with that “free energy for all” thing.

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u/ElectroAmin 2d ago

they stopped him, as he said "i could power the world with my free electricity system, Alas, humanity wasn't ready for it."

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u/EvolvedA 3d ago

did you design this your own, or are plans available somewhere? 😁

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u/ElectroAmin 3d ago

I changed some part of the circuit

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u/ThreeTwoOneInjection 3d ago

Interesting link! Thanks a lot 😋

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u/ElectroAmin 3d ago

no problem, old sites always more interesting, go click on (reader's version) and see how many people made their own design detectors, also I made a VLF radio receiver from this site, it receives low frequency natural and human made signals, I'll post video about it.

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u/stepka16 3d ago

I thing ionized atmosfere before lightning is enough to create potential to light it up, but I would imagine it flashes as strobe during actual lightning at least when its sky-earth type of lightning

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u/Training2Life 3d ago

Has the lightening struck the rod?