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Can a bullet fired into the storm cloud cause lightning to strike? (startrek.website)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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Iโ€™m just curious during thunderstorm, if anyone tried to fire a bullet during storm into clouds? Will the lightning strike the bullet? Mythbusters or someone else maybe did that ?

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[โ€“] 35 points 3 years ago (2 children)

I don't know about bullets, but laser beams seem to work: https://www.sci.news/physics/laser-guided-lightning-11572.html

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  • [โ€“] 34 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    Laser beams ionize particles in the air . Ionized particles are conductive. As they are lined up, they form a path.

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  • [โ€“] 7 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Lightning laser gun when?

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