Some time ago xoB sent along a set of animated GIFs of lightning striking a All Nippon Airlines jet. I kept them around as I often do with submissions, until I could take the time to figure out how to present it. The animated GIF images of this are the real excitement, which are too large (about 400K each) to link directly for those people still on modems. Plus, our connection is a little slow today.
So I'll just link them in and you can see them in a new window, if you have a good connection. The first time the animation runs it may be slow; it loops, so the second time the animation runs it will be at the correct speed.
If you are an anxious flyer you may not want to click through. It's just one more thing you'd have to worry about
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Lightning strikes jet, actual speed
Lightning strikes jet, slow motion
08-11-2005, 11:29 AM
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