Super slow-motion video of lightning reveals hidden parts of each bolt

  • 8 years ago
Lightning is a deadly and mysterious force on this planet, and scientists studying it have turned to modern photography techniques to try to unravel some of its secrets. Researchers at the Florida Institute of Technology are using slow-motion photography — in this case, 7,000 frames per second — to detect processes involved with different types of lightning strikes that are hidden to the human eye.