Weird lightning phenomenon

Can anybody explain to me this?
The light from the conductor was seen earlier than the lightning was seen.
Yes, I undersstand the speed of light. But the lightning was about 5km far from that place.
Weird, isn't it?
If not and you know how it is possible, comment please. =)

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[ZeBlackBaron1]

Weird lightning NEVER strikes the same eyeliner visible place more that 2 times

Unless it ALIENS

XD

[Vojife]

@ZeBlackBaron1 ...Which is the most believed superstition in the world.

[zillionz]

The faint 'lightning' in the foreground has exactly the same shape as the real lightning further off in the distance - the odds of two arcs in different locations having exactly the same configuration and shape is about the same as the odds that it was I who created the Universe! This was something you easily put together yourself, by taking a few frames from the actual strike, and overlaying those frames onto the original video before the strike using the screen blending option in After Effects

[Vojife]

@zillionz No, I did not use After Effects. ;) But I agree, I don't think it's real as well. It's probably some reflection or a "ghost lightning" as a few people mentioned. =)

[thecoolface123]

this is caused by a negative charge in clouds, near lightning people have reported small arcs coming off of random stuff like cars, trees, and even other people, because the place it strikes may not have enough positive electrons to displace the lightnings effect.

[Vojife]

@thecoolface123 Ooh, that's interesting. Never thought of that. ;) Thanks.

[Twizt3dArc]

This effect is usually found when you capture bright flashing things on an average camera. It's caused by the refresh rate of the CCD.an example of this is if you look at videos of a stun gun arcing, usually you'll see faint copies of the spark appearing in a straight line above and below the actual one.

[TheGoondas87]

Possibly just a trick of the camera while trying to catch the lightning strike. The flash on the roof of the house is the exact same shape as the lightning strike. Kind of like how you try to take a picture of something moving and you get a blurr.

[faith42]

That in the foreground is an unrelated leader.

[knasm01]

When it said look closely I thought it was gonna be a screamer

[Niklo74]

It's a streamer (see wiki Lightning#Leader_formation_and­_the_return_stroke). Streamers can be seen e.g. on the ending of a tesla coil, too. It is similar to the Saint Elmo's fire.

[MasterRichardBrian]

Photoshop



[Tetsuonpl83]

i belive that is mirror effect from the windowglas, happend while the rate of refreshing from the cam...

[foxyroxstar]

@zillionz no I was thinking that it left an amazing signature the same!

[silverrook]

upload#.wikimedia #.org#/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/­Leaderlightnig.gif

remove the #'s

[silverrook]

its called a "streamer"

Lightning doesn't actually hit the ground but positive and negative energy fields meet in the middle.

What your showing is a failed streamer.

[benlester10]

i think thats zeus