They Caught "Thunder" on Camera and Some Lightning and... - Page 2 of 2

Here is a bit more on thunder from wikipedia:

Experimental studies of simulated lightning have produced results largely consistent with this model, though there is continued debate about the precise physical mechanisms of the process.^[4]^[1] Other causes have also been proposed, relying on electrodynamic effects of the massive current acting on the plasma in the bolt of lightning. The shockwave in thunder is sufficient to cause injury, such as internal contusion, to individuals nearby.

Inversion thunder results when lightning strikes between cloud and ground occur during a temperature inversion. In such an inversion, the air near the ground is cooler than the higher air. The sound energy is prevented from dispersing vertically as it would in a non-inversion and is thus concentrated in the near-ground layer. Inversions often occur when warm moist air passes above a cold front; the resulting thunder sound is significantly louder than it would be if heard at the same distance in a non inversion condition.^[7]

We hope you enjoy the video and learned something about this cool phenomenon! And the comments are pretty clever on this particular video thread.

The full report is on the below linked here as well: thanks to Thomas Sumner of ScienceNews.org

Here is a somewhat related video you may or may not like. This is a compilation of lightning strikes that are too close for comfort. Of course metal structures and water often are conductors and it is best to avoid them during storms. You may see lightning rods on top of barns and the like:

And in yet another related video for your entertainment, there is a place in Venezuela in the Central America region where it almost always has lightning. Say what…is this true? Yes, it is true and there is a video of some of this extremely unusual footage. Did you know this place even existed?