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Waiting For Lightning: A Deep Peek At A $658 Billion Dollar Market
Portland :: OR :: USA | 3 months ago
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Covering the far frontiers of science, technology and culture...If you're a frequent reader of this blog, the film is worth a look because it makes much clearer in celluloid a few key points about innovation and entrepreneurship that I've attempted
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This is what happens when you run 15,000 volts through wood
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 4 months ago
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So, she decided to run the experiment with the results being something quite unexpected. Rather than causing it to catch fire or blow up, the electricity created intricate fractal patterns patterns that were very lightning-like in shape that spread
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Powerline didn't need replacing: Vic court
Melbourne :: Australia | 4 months ago
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SPI Electricity said there was no dispute its conductor failed and sparked the Kilmore East blaze on February 7, 2009, because it had previously been damaged, most probably by a lightning strike. What the company disputes is the plaintiff's assertion
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New evidence challenges cause of Kilmore firestorm
Singapore :: Singapore | 4 months ago
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Power lines crossing this Kilmore East property started the killer blaze. Photo: Ken Irwin Explosive new evidence has revealed the Bushfires Royal Commission got it wrong on the cause of Black Saturday's deadliest blaze, the Kilmore East fire, which
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How we know that this is a piece of fossilized lightning
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 4 months ago
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The heat from the lightning reached a little over 1,800C and melted certain elements in the soil until they fused together. This solid form, called a fulgurite, most often shows up in sandy soil, or soil with a lot of quartz. It's not unusual to find
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'Gigantic jet' lighting spotted over China in northernmost sighting yet of the mysterious storm event that reaches space
Shanghai :: China | 4 months ago
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27 February 2013 Rare 'gigantic jet' lightning has been glimpsed in the skies over China, sparking fresh speculation about what causes these mysterious storm phenomena. The tree-shaped electrical discharges, which occur above storm clouds and flash
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‘Gigantic Jet' Lightning Recorded Over Mainland China
Shanghai :: China | 4 months ago
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February 26, 2013 Gigantic jet' lightning was recorded dozens of miles over mainland China, it was discovered recently. A gigantic jeta massive lightning burst that occurs above a thunderstorm was recorded over mainland China nearly three years ago,
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Snow totals top 10 inches in Wichita; travel discouraged
Wichita :: KS :: USA | 4 months ago
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A snow storm destined for the record books laid siege to Wichita and much of the rest of Kansas early Thursday, bringing traffic to a virtual standstill. Overnight snowfall was so heavy that whiteout conditions were being reported in and near Wichita
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Marco Island Parks & Rec: Lightning detection /fitness trail top capital requests
Sunrise :: FL :: USA | 4 months ago
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Paul Meyer is chosen Tuesday to serve as chairman of Marco Island's Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee...Cheryl Ferrara/Eagle Correspondent Members of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee believe lightning detection at city parks is long
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Next chapter for rivalry between Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa :: FL :: USA | 4 months ago
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Among professional sports teams in Florida, only two rivalries really carry much weight and have serious implications in the standings. It's no coincidence the meaningful cross-state rivalries are the ones that involve teams competing within the same
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