Laser Triggered Lightning Strikes? Sweet.

European researchers have developed the tech to trigger lighting strikes on-demand.

We smell the makings of a Jerry Bruckheimer, Michael Bay plot line in the making.

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[HxCSurfFL]

Its brilliant....we need a new energy source,obviously oil and coal are on their way out...one bolt of lightning is equal to ten million barrels of oil...we harness lightning and...well you do the math

[Cchrisbud813]

Thor is the god of thunder in ancient Germanic mythology.

[WolfEyesatNight]

Could this new contraption get me free sex, if I scare the pants of any chick I desire?

[jimmyshitbags]

please tell me this isn't made up. that is incredible.

[Fiki2k7]

@HxCSurfFL You're right to a certain extent. Lightning has MUCH more voltage than amps, the air that it travels through is an insulator after all. The trick is to create a transformer that can handle variable voltage (250k- 1million volts) and convert it to something useable. As an electrician the main issues I see are surges : /. Current transformers cant handle it, the wires can, maybe insulation on wires. The transformers.... No idea how they could :(.

[LucentTwinkle]

i bet the government's been the cause of all this lightning. jk

[MrLuvaluva67]

@Cchrisbud813 vikings no?

[tsshaw78]

Studies have shown that the total energy in a lightning strike is only a few hours of light for a small neighborhood. Add to that, there are no currently practical methods to store the energy.

[b0utch]

@3dbeing no this isnt what haarp does

[b0utch]

ok so i might want to stop aiming my laser at the cloud or do we need a real powerfull laser!?

[Zerozx11645]

@pikminroxpikminrox correction, Germanic mythology.

[Ko252]

with norse mythology, since germanic is more vast.