Saturday 3 March 2012

Lichtenberg figures

Known as Lichtenberg figures or lightning flowers, “they are thought to be caused by the rupture of small capillaries under the skin due to the passage of the lightning current or the shock wave from the lightning discharge as it flashes over the skin."

2 comments:

  1. is it (ever) possible to get more street cred than thàt??

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  2. It's even cooler than an arrow to the knee!

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