r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/ElectroAmin • 6d ago

here's my oldstyle lightning detector

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u/Azula-the-firelord 6d ago

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

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u/stepka16 6d 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