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Re:How to survive a lightning strike (2014) by alach11 on Sunday September 25, 2022 @04:38PM (#32975940)
> Modern theory says that lightning is the amplified voice of a distant pulsar

It does?

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Re:How to survive a lightning strike (2014) by jhallenworld on Sunday September 25, 2022 @05:11PM (#32976288)
The electric field from the cloud is usually not high enough to break down air on its own, but some particles from space can ionize the air enough to start the process.

This counts as an amplifier in the same way that avalanche photodiodes do.

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Re:How to survive a lightning strike (2014) by swayvil on Monday September 26, 2022 @03:01PM (#32986904)
And if you filter the thunder properly you can clearly hear Azathoth's orchestra.
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