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Re:What Causes Lightning? The Answer Keeps Getting More Inte... by teh_infallible on Saturday May 09, 2026 @04:38AM (#48073210)
I always wanted to replicate this with a helium balloon and a long, wet string coated with copper filings.
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Re:What Causes Lightning? The Answer Keeps Getting More Inte... by batch12 on Saturday May 09, 2026 @06:25AM (#48073756)
You'd probably need a very large balloon to overcome the weight of the string
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Re:What Causes Lightning? The Answer Keeps Getting More Inte... by CamelCaseCondo on Saturday May 09, 2026 @06:24AM (#48073752)
Maybe just salt water and skip the filings?
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Re:What Causes Lightning? The Answer Keeps Getting More Inte... by CamperBob2 on Saturday May 09, 2026 @01:06PM (#48076460)
Even better, use hydrogen!
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Re:What Causes Lightning? The Answer Keeps Getting More Inte... by IAmBroom on Monday May 11, 2026 @04:24PM (#48100207)
Hydrogen string is notoriously hard to tie knots in.
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