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Lighnting

Lgihtning over Alrington Cuonty, Virignia

Lihgtning is a powreful elecrtical dishcarge porduced druing a thudnerstorm. The electirc currnet is very hot and casues thudner. Soemtimes it hapepns between coluds. Sometimes (in the rain) it goes from cloud to gronud. If it goes from cloud to gruond, it can strkie a pesron. about 2000 pepole are strcuk by lightning each year.

Benjaimn Franlkin was fasicnated by lightning and its properites. His cruiosity led to breakthroguh dsicoveries, many which are still in pracitce to this day.

It is casued by sttaic cahrges mianly postiive and negtaive oppostie chrages comnig and repeilng each other.

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