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Meteor strike 2012 letterpress calendar

December 29, 2011 @ 1:50 am

I’m mad this calendar is sold out on Etsy. I mean, just look at the illustrations here. Fabulous!

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Lightning strikes close to a man in Queens

August 1, 2011 @ 8:53 pm

This may be the closest I will ever get to lightning before being deaded by it. By the way, yes, it did hail in NYC today. IN THE DEAD OF SUMMER.

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Man captures close lightning strike on video and photo

May 24, 2011 @ 9:15 pm

Photo by William Phuoc William Phuoc is incredibly lucky to have captured a very close lightning strike approximately 200m away from where he was standing with some cameras. Amazingly, his shot above is the result of the strike which you … Continue reading →

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Ultra slow-motion lightning strike

July 29, 2010 @ 11:37 am

On June 16, 2010, this amazing video shot at 9000 frames a second shows several lightning flashes across the Rapid City, SD sky. Correct me if I’m reading the time-code wrong, but I believe this video shows the events of … Continue reading →

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Video of simultaneous lightning strike on Chicago's 3 tallest buildings

June 25, 2010 @ 6:26 pm

Lightning strikes three of the tallest buildings in Chicago at the same time! from Craig Shimala on Vimeo. On Wednesday, June 23, 2010, a storm n Chicago created lightning so intense that it struck the tips of the 3 tallest … Continue reading →

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