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General => Open Discussion => Topic started by: pryde on May 03, 2013, 07:07:35 PM

Title: Lightning Strikes...for real
Post by: pryde on May 03, 2013, 07:07:35 PM
non pedal related but I thought this was pretty cool nonetheless. At a park next to my house a lightning bolt completely destroyed this tree. I was at home and happened to be out in the garage and seen the large bolt (I did not see it hit the tree but knew it was very close)

Anyway, we are insignificant and powerless compared to our mother

Title: Re: Lightning Strikes...for real
Post by: selfdestroyer on May 03, 2013, 07:27:30 PM
Wow.. If I could only harness that power into a Big Muff I could rule the world!
Title: Re: Lightning Strikes...for real
Post by: DutchMF on May 03, 2013, 07:27:58 PM
Yikes!! Even more respect for the power of nature.... Lucky man it didn't strike your house!!

Paul
Title: Re: Lightning Strikes...for real
Post by: spaceboss on May 03, 2013, 07:38:36 PM
That wasn't lightning. It was a very large beaver carrying a strobe light.  8)

You can tell by the lack of burn marks on the branches.
Title: Re: Lightning Strikes...for real
Post by: pryde on May 03, 2013, 07:41:59 PM
Actually close up on the higher branches there was a little charring but not as much as I expected.
Title: Re: Lightning Strikes...for real
Post by: snz728 on May 03, 2013, 07:48:43 PM
You should make a guitar out of the wood from the tree like robert redford made a baseball bat in tne movie the natural and become world famous ;D
Title: Re: Lightning Strikes...for real
Post by: selfdestroyer on May 03, 2013, 10:12:35 PM
Quote from: snz728 on May 03, 2013, 07:48:43 PM
You should make a guitar out of the wood from the tree like robert redford made a baseball bat in tne movie the natural and become world famous ;D

Lol You have me cracking up at my desk with that comment.
Title: Re: Lightning Strikes...for real
Post by: stecykmi on May 03, 2013, 11:13:13 PM
Quote from: snz728 on May 03, 2013, 07:48:43 PM
You should make a guitar out of the wood from the tree like robert redford made a baseball bat in tne movie the natural and become world famous ;D

or homer simpson from that baseball episode in season 3
Title: Re: Lightning Strikes...for real
Post by: frankie5fingers on May 04, 2013, 02:18:29 PM
Bad time to be a squirrel...
Title: Re: Lightning Strikes...for real
Post by: rullywowr on May 04, 2013, 10:10:34 PM
1.21 gigawatts!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjCRUvX2D0E&sns=em


(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjCRUvX2D0E&sns=em)