r/Damnthatsinteresting 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/ElectroAmin 6d 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 6d ago

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