A Florida professor says the discovery of fossilized lightning led to the formation of a new material that's never before discovered until now.
The University of South Florida professor recently published his study in Communications Earth & Environment
"When lightning strikes a tree, the ground typically explodes out, and the surrounding grass dies, forming a scar and sending electric discharge through nearby rock, soil and sand, forming fulgurites, also known as ‘fossilized lightning’," Pasek said. "It’s important to understand how much energy lightning has because then we know how much damage a lightning strike can cause on average and how dangerous it is," Pasek said. "Florida is the lightning capital of the world, and lightning safety is important – if lightning is strong enough to melt rock, it can certainly melt people too."
Inside the glob was a colorful and crystal-like matter. It was a material that had never before discovered, Pasek said.
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