08-23-2012, 11:06 AM
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I wonder . . .
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: The Left Coast, a pretty good place to be.
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August 23, 2012 - Lightning Texas Style
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Lightning streaks across the sky in Tyler, Texas as a powerful line of thunderstorms, several spawning tornadoes moved across Texas, on April 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Dr. Scott M. Lieberman)
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Worldwide, lightning strikes around 50 times every second (more than 4 million times every day). Electrical imbalances generated by turbulent skies are suddenly balanced by a spectacular discharge tracing across a darkened sky -- a display that is both frightening and awe-inspiring.
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