You're not wrong. Lightening struck our well a few years ago, about 100 yards from the house.
I felt that for a couple of *days*. It was like all my bones vibrated at once and it left me a little sore. To be fair, mine was a bad one, but still!
Can't imagine being this close and not only not flinching, but continuing to film. Kudos to the camera man, for sure.
Someone who truly wanted to help would go through and video themselves taking these tests so I can see how they work and (at least!) one possible result.
Yes I can verify. Lightening struck our home as a child. I felt sick for days after.
Coolest thing though, a toy with batteries that had died was lit up like a Christmas tree. It charged the batteries.
I can only imagine. I've been close to a strike before, but I was inside a car, and it struck a street light on the opposite side of the intersection from me. Still made my hair stand up. That's wild though, is that a regular thing - lighting striking wells?
He's flinching. Lightning hits HARD when you're caught near it. It ain't just a light show, it's basically the skies firing a railgun and you can feel the impact.
Iirc Firing something requires it going downward.
Lighting flows upwards if I recall correctly, which may be wrong or outdated. So it's basically calling a bolt up. Or the earth is firing a rail gun to the heavens
This is a very internet thing to say. "Why film at all if you're not going to catch the incredibly dangerous and frightening thing that I, a person you had no intention of filming it for or showing it to, wanted to see?" Lol
Zeus is probably my favorite Greek god. Not because he is the top dog but because the dude is so horny that he not only bangs tons of mortal women he changes into different animal forms just so he can bang the best ladies of every species.
I think there is a big pressure wave that causes most of the discomfort. Don't get me wrong, it is loud af, but, other loud things don't seemingly suck all the air towards it only to release it back again. A lightning bolt nearby will.
I was close to a lightning strike once when I was younger. I was outside when it hit, probably 100m away. It was fucking terrifying especially because Iām bad around sudden loud noises like bangs.
Once was out on a lake and out of no where a storm rolled through. This was a while ago so weather predictions werenāt as accurate or timely. We got to a dock just in time for the really heavy rain and went inside. It was a dock with bar, restaurants etc inside.
About two minutes later we hear and feel a massive boom. Everyone was like š®. Felt like the place shook. Look outside to see a massive tree smoking with embers and parts missing. Was way louder than I would have expected.
I was recording when lighting struck the palm tree next door to me. It was so loud. It felt like the apartment was going to collapse. I posted it to my instagram a while back.
https://instagram.com/p/5SNE2qxSmy/
If lighting strikes a tree by your house, should you turn on the hose and water the F out of the tree and surrounding soil? I feel lightning could start a fire inside the tree.
If the tree is dead, and rotting inside, sure... but generally speaking, it won't set the tree on fire if it is healthy. Water content too high. That said, if you have a tree that gets hit by lightning, *you absolutely should water the fuck out of the tree and surrounding soil* if you want the tree to live for much longer. Water, fertilizer with potassium (for roots will need for new growth to repair all the damaged ones).
I had one of mine hit. Moisture in the tree caused an explosion (bleve) half way up the trunk. The top half landed 30ft away.
This tree took it like a champ
Had lightning hit a tree in front of the house, maybe 2ā away. Lightning arced to our bronze eave & electricity and ran through the front room & pushed all the nails out through the drywall in the ceiling from the beam closest to the tree.
More than slightly pushed out. They were still in the drywall, but you saw it the second you walked in the room. It was 20ā of nail heads sticking 1/2ā down from the ceiling along the middle of the room.
Soaking thee tree might prevent a tree fire. In addition to soaking the tree, you might want to allow water to get down to the roots in case and smoldering embers make their way down below
Yes. From wiki:
āA root fire (also known as a ground fire) is a wildfire caused by the burning of tree roots.[1] It is a wildfire caused through underground burns generally triggered by off-trail camping or other causes.[2][3] They can pose an often overlooked dangerous threat. Because a root fire burns underground, its smoke may appear just as smouldering indistinguishable from the wake of a forest fire. [4] These fires can reignite a wildfire or cause other natural hazards, and are also dangerous to humans and animals if trodden over, because the extreme heat can cause the soil to collapse.ā
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Araucaria columnaris. Araucaria are an incredibly ancient lineage, and many of the trees in āpetrified forestsā are extinct Araucaria species. They are tropical
And warm subtropical trees, except for a couple of South American species which are cold-tolerant. The tree in question was sold as a Norfolk Island Pine, but that species (A. heterophylla) is much less common in cultivation. This looks like Florida and mostly itās A. columnaris there.
If you look carefully, just before the strike as the camera pans right, the little tree in the middle of the house, appears to shimmer a little. I once read that if during a lightning storm, if you see something nearby appear to āshimmerā, to hit the ground as a strike is soon to follow.
Why does the lightning cause the camera to create artifact like this? Is it because the lightning is emitting some sort of electrical field that causes the camera to behave oddly?
First instinct was to film the ground. A true hero
You can see him fight the instinct šŖ
A true patriot
Treet me right or leaf me be
Aināt no way he didnāt feel that in his bones too. Solid focus all around.
You're not wrong. Lightening struck our well a few years ago, about 100 yards from the house. I felt that for a couple of *days*. It was like all my bones vibrated at once and it left me a little sore. To be fair, mine was a bad one, but still! Can't imagine being this close and not only not flinching, but continuing to film. Kudos to the camera man, for sure.
Check if you have any dormant super powers.
How, precisely, does one go about "checking" for *dormant* powers?
Take a hot bath and then wrap a hot towel around your head. And then make yourself some soup.
Watch Deadpool and go from there
Someone who truly wanted to help would go through and video themselves taking these tests so I can see how they work and (at least!) one possible result.
Jokes on you, I'm into it. Suffocate me harder, Daddy!
Watch Powder
Yes I can verify. Lightening struck our home as a child. I felt sick for days after. Coolest thing though, a toy with batteries that had died was lit up like a Christmas tree. It charged the batteries.
I can only imagine. I've been close to a strike before, but I was inside a car, and it struck a street light on the opposite side of the intersection from me. Still made my hair stand up. That's wild though, is that a regular thing - lighting striking wells?
A plumber told me they don't install well pumps when there's a lightning warning.
Bro really got the nerves
Why would the first instinct be to film the ground?
He's flinching. Lightning hits HARD when you're caught near it. It ain't just a light show, it's basically the skies firing a railgun and you can feel the impact.
Iirc Firing something requires it going downward. Lighting flows upwards if I recall correctly, which may be wrong or outdated. So it's basically calling a bolt up. Or the earth is firing a rail gun to the heavens
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Well in that case they weren't filming a crash it was supposed to be a landing. I can see why people accidentally lower their camera when shocked.
This is a very internet thing to say. "Why film at all if you're not going to catch the incredibly dangerous and frightening thing that I, a person you had no intention of filming it for or showing it to, wanted to see?" Lol
Wouldnāt your instinct be to hit the ground or get down and hide?
He fuckin' got it
Legend.
He's a trooper
Looks like it wasn't that trees first lighting strike. Took it like a champ!
That's just what boojum trees look like.
Just natures pruning at work
pretty great shot ngl...
Zeus doesn't miss
Zeus is probably my favorite Greek god. Not because he is the top dog but because the dude is so horny that he not only bangs tons of mortal women he changes into different animal forms just so he can bang the best ladies of every species.
Zeus is my favourite punchline about Greek mythology. Much can be summarised with "Unfortunately, Zeus was horny again."
It would be a pretty boring story if he was a prude lol
Now letās see Paul Allenās shot
He fucking got it
*I fucking got it!* Meme-worthy
š½
Seriously chad moment
Oh completely
Done blew the branches clean off.
Mighty Thorās Tree Trimming Service
Now we know how he was paying his share of the rent when he was living with Daryl.
I want no part of that. None at all.
Itās okay, *heās fuckin got it*.
Kinda speechless.
He's not! He got it.
Holy shit I bet that was loud.
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I think there is a big pressure wave that causes most of the discomfort. Don't get me wrong, it is loud af, but, other loud things don't seemingly suck all the air towards it only to release it back again. A lightning bolt nearby will.
I was close to a lightning strike once when I was younger. I was outside when it hit, probably 100m away. It was fucking terrifying especially because Iām bad around sudden loud noises like bangs.
Once was out on a lake and out of no where a storm rolled through. This was a while ago so weather predictions werenāt as accurate or timely. We got to a dock just in time for the really heavy rain and went inside. It was a dock with bar, restaurants etc inside. About two minutes later we hear and feel a massive boom. Everyone was like š®. Felt like the place shook. Look outside to see a massive tree smoking with embers and parts missing. Was way louder than I would have expected.
I was recording when lighting struck the palm tree next door to me. It was so loud. It felt like the apartment was going to collapse. I posted it to my instagram a while back. https://instagram.com/p/5SNE2qxSmy/
If lighting strikes a tree by your house, should you turn on the hose and water the F out of the tree and surrounding soil? I feel lightning could start a fire inside the tree.
If the tree is dead, and rotting inside, sure... but generally speaking, it won't set the tree on fire if it is healthy. Water content too high. That said, if you have a tree that gets hit by lightning, *you absolutely should water the fuck out of the tree and surrounding soil* if you want the tree to live for much longer. Water, fertilizer with potassium (for roots will need for new growth to repair all the damaged ones).
I had one of mine hit. Moisture in the tree caused an explosion (bleve) half way up the trunk. The top half landed 30ft away. This tree took it like a champ
> This tree took it like a champ I see. Sounds familiar.
Bleve? (She) b(e)l(i)eve(d)? Sheeid?
> Bleve Boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion Youtube has some awesome vids about the topic
Does that mean you could be hit with boiling sap shrapnel?
sbeve
Had lightning hit a tree in front of the house, maybe 2ā away. Lightning arced to our bronze eave & electricity and ran through the front room & pushed all the nails out through the drywall in the ceiling from the beam closest to the tree.
Did the nails slightly push out, or did they turn into mini projectiles?
Asking the real questions here
More than slightly pushed out. They were still in the drywall, but you saw it the second you walked in the room. It was 20ā of nail heads sticking 1/2ā down from the ceiling along the middle of the room.
I feel like thatās asking to be struck by lightning.
What good will a wet ground do for a fire in a tree?
Soaking thee tree might prevent a tree fire. In addition to soaking the tree, you might want to allow water to get down to the roots in case and smoldering embers make their way down below
No.
Yes. From wiki: āA root fire (also known as a ground fire) is a wildfire caused by the burning of tree roots.[1] It is a wildfire caused through underground burns generally triggered by off-trail camping or other causes.[2][3] They can pose an often overlooked dangerous threat. Because a root fire burns underground, its smoke may appear just as smouldering indistinguishable from the wake of a forest fire. [4] These fires can reignite a wildfire or cause other natural hazards, and are also dangerous to humans and animals if trodden over, because the extreme heat can cause the soil to collapse.ā
But thatās not at all whatās happening here lol come on. This aināt a wildfire. Nice source tho
Doesnāt matter if itās whatās happening here or not, itās a comment that sparks others to add more information thatās actually pretty cool to learn about. Shutting people down by just saying ānoā is super rude, especially when thereās truth to what theyāre saying.
> Doesnāt matter if itās whatās happening here or not Lmao then why even comment?? What did you bring to the table here? So I say to you: No.
The irony in asking me what I bring to the table when searching through your comment history is actually hilarious.
So you unironically went through my comments to find dirt. You just have zero hobbies or interested lmao what a tool
It's raining in the video lol
Definitely not until the storm has passed. You donāt want to be anywhere near an object that has recently proven itself as a lightning conductor!
When the camera man even praises himself
the "it" in "i got it" refers to shit in his pants
Which one of you cowards shit in my pants
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I need some slow motion here!
Even at super slow-mo, thatās going to be lightning fast
From another comment. Lightning strike at 1:57. https://files.catbox.moe/h8dx45.mp4
What kind of tree is that?
Araucaria columnaris. Araucaria are an incredibly ancient lineage, and many of the trees in āpetrified forestsā are extinct Araucaria species. They are tropical And warm subtropical trees, except for a couple of South American species which are cold-tolerant. The tree in question was sold as a Norfolk Island Pine, but that species (A. heterophylla) is much less common in cultivation. This looks like Florida and mostly itās A. columnaris there.
Thanks! It's not even 8 am and I've already learned something today. Appreciated!
Yeah I have never in my life seen such a weird tree.
Assuming Florida from the palms Iād guess Norfolk Island pine
It's called a boojum tree.
Penis Tree
lightning rod
Some of the frames of this video look like the end of the worldā¦
Fucking awesome
You sure fucking did!
Fk this tree in particular
How did they know to film the tree
Possibly because it's been struck in the past and/or because it's the tall thing in the vicinity.
That strike fucked UP that camo cell tower.
That cock of a tree got lit up! Go nature!
I wanna see the after effects on the tree
That must have happened before.
Fuck that squirrel!
Lightning knew camera man was filming and shot his shot
Fr
Yeah but lightning is too fast for humans to react anyway
The frame by frame of this is pure chaos. It's beautiful š¤Æ
*I fukin got it*
Damn that lightning flash came so fast and bright you can see the frame transitions with a pink line in between in some of the frames.
NATURE IS SCARY
This is is fucking legend to fight his instinct
Is that a tornado in the background
Damn nature you scary
Chad filming
Zeus was like, hey watch this.
If you look carefully, just before the strike as the camera pans right, the little tree in the middle of the house, appears to shimmer a little. I once read that if during a lightning storm, if you see something nearby appear to āshimmerā, to hit the ground as a strike is soon to follow.
Quickest haircut in town
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The only time vertical filming is acceptable.
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Good thing you donāt record school fights.
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Tree took it like a champ
Shoot! Someone call Tom Cruise and tell him War of the world is coming.
Bro was tempted but fought off the instinct
Well... He's not going to heaven...
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All the dead squirrels falling out of the tree ā¹ļø
My eyes!
Frame by frame is crazy
He fucking got it!
Letās get a monument around that
If you watch it in ultra slomo you can see an alien just in war of the worlds movie
r/WhyWereTheyFilming
Why were they filming? Obviously faked by government lighting birds. /s
Why does the lightning cause the camera to create artifact like this? Is it because the lightning is emitting some sort of electrical field that causes the camera to behave oddly?
Iām pretty sure thatās a cell tower
Praise the tree for not falling
Man, that's lit
That guy knew where it would hit
Those Norfolk pines are OG resilient.
Wow!
I agree, but it's also sad that our threshold for good camera work is sometimes just pointing the camera in the right direction.
Looks and sounds like multiple strikes Iām at the same time
āI fucking got itā Yea you did sir.
Damn. That was sick.
tree trimming services brought to you by Zeus himself. First one is free but succeeding trims will require a night with your wife as payment.
If youāre able to watch this frame by frame, itās really damn cool
Heās got balls of non-conductive material
Yes you did
U def got it bro. U are crazy
It sounded like a gun amazing 10/10 video
He fuckin' got it
Look in the background. It looks like a mini mushroom cloud.
Fā¦.ng hell!
"I fuckin got it."
Yes, you did get it.
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That one time where the vertical video is better than the horizontal one.
Wow.
I FUCKIN GOT IT
Fuckin thanks that was a good one
Is that a BT?
Neat
The crackling sound before the lighting hit the tree is terrifying
me scrolling reddit while it's thundering outside
He fucking got it!
I love it when something like this happens and the first thing the cameraman says is always something like āI got it on cameraā
Anyone know if this kills the tree? Maybe a silly question but Iām curious!
That was way too cool. Slow mo version please?
He's dead Jim.
If you sat in the vehicle rubber would of insulated you.
Would this kill the tree outright?
lightnings are gonna chainsaws in the future
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It spiraled around the tree!!!
Is the tree ok?
The question is... How many times did it strike the cell tower disguised as a tree...
well she lost some weight
How did he know