spaceweather.com — Photographed by Hakim Atek on 25 May 2009 in France. "The upward branching in this photo shows that the Eiffel Tower actually initiated the discharge," says lightning researcher Richard Blakeslee..."In other words, instead of starting in the cloud and coming to ground, this flash started when the tower 'launched' a leader that propagated upward..."
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randomguysteveApr 22, 2010
French courts can shove that copyright up their collective ass.
markperiaApr 22, 2010
HEEERE WE ARE! BORN TO BE KINGS!
Closed AccountApr 22, 2010
Maybe they should shove it up YOUR ass.
nildailApr 22, 2010
Finally - I can't believe I had go this far into the list to find a Highlander reference....
mccakeApr 22, 2010
That looks like Doctor Who's Tardius.
sirpsychoApr 22, 2010
1.21 Gigawatts!!! Great photo.
assassyn360Apr 23, 2010
Fire teh lightning boltz!
lonewolf1962Jul 29, 2011
Look close, it looks like lightning from Photoshop. The lightning where it "touches" the top of the tower looks phony.