As clouds of toxic ash and dust tower into the sky, they ionise the air, generating an explosive electrical storm. Colossal forks of lightning spark around the noxious plume as it spews from the volcano's crater, creating an image of raw, terrifying energy - as if the air itself were ablaze. Video of the eruption here. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

NASA's Cassini spacecraft observes Saturn's electrical storm with lightning 10,000 more powerful than the lightning on Earth. The area, where the storm occured, was dubbed "Storm Alley." picked by maxriter 4 months ago

Campbell Gillespie was struck by lightning four years ago. Barely surviving the strike, the injuries he sustained left him with no sense of taste or smell and, according to doctors, completely sterile.

Proving them wrong (or in an incredibly ostentatious act of cuckoldry), his partner Hazel Topping gave birth to a son this morning.

Link to an earlier story here picked by pocksucket 8 months ago

This amazing photograph gives whole new meaning to the phrase "May God strike me with lightning if ..." Rio de Janeiro's world-famous statue of Christ the Redeemer was struck by lightning during a thunderstorm over the Brazilian city on Sunday. picked by maxriter 6 months ago

The laser pictured has a peak output measured at 225 mW (average output 200 mW). It can light matches, pop balloons, cut electrical tape, and so forth. It can do pretty much anything an expensive commercial laser can do. The only differences? This laser was home-made, and cost about 1/3 the price. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A man making a trip from Puerto Rico to South Florida to raise money for his religious education remains hospitalized Monday after he was struck down by a bolt of lightning which flew from clear blue sky on Sunday. He was selling religious materials when he was hit. [Can't seem to find the Irony category] picked by sholom22 1 year ago

A Croatian woman was left with a severely burned anus after a lightning strike which entered through her mouth left her body through her bottom. picked by mitzuzake 10 months ago

A woman who filmed the moment she was hit by lightning has spoken of her terror as the strike passed through her body. picked by AutumnLotus 1 month ago

Clouds over Mars contain less water than previously thought, according to new research using simulated clouds in a lab here on Earth. In the simulation, the cloud particles are larger than expected, and they "fall out of the atmosphere more quickly and, thus, result in less cloud mass and a drier atmosphere." picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

There's no disclaimer, because any person with access to a laser cutter who is dumb enough to try this deserves what they get. picked by suckersklub 2 months ago

Here’s a short video that will show you how to make a simple laser listening device that will allow you to listen inside of buildings hundreds of feet away from you. Enjoy! picked by sandman2 11 months ago

A New Hampshire woman is feeling pretty lucky after a lightning bolt struck her body and apparently exited through her nose ring. picked by deEPCHIll 1 month ago

Venus is more Earth-like than previously thought-including lightning where theory held that none could exist. Venus is the world closest to Earth in terms of size, mass, distance and chemical makeup, but while Earth is a haven for life, Venus is typically described as hellish, with a crushing atmosphere holding choking clouds of sulfuric acid over a rocky desert surface hot enough to melt lead. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

A picture and a short video clip showing a lightning bolt striking an aeroplane taking off, then hitting the ground. picked by bunmaster 12 months ago

A 36-year-old diver was killed off a Florida beach after lightning struck his air tank. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

An unlucky Croatian motorbike rider was knocked unconscious when lightning struck his penis as he stopped for a quick roadside toilet break. OK, let the "Lightning Rod" jokes begin... picked by mitzuzake 11 months ago

We've all heard that conversations in a room cause the windows to vibrate slightly. Using a laser you can detect and measure those vibrations allowing you to convert them back into sounds. Now you can build your own. picked by 2manyusernames 12 months ago

The US attorney’s office and the FBI this week charged a California couple with shining a laser into the cockpit of a sheriff’s department helicopter, a federal criminal complaint that could land them in jail for up to 20 years and earn them a $250,000 fine. picked by extc68 8 months ago

A man wearing his iPod during a thunderstorm was hurled eight feet into the air when lightning hit a tree close by. The burns covering the man's chest, neck and ear coincided with the positions of his iPod earphones he was wearing at the moment of the lightning strike. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

Yet another unbelievable example of massive Mexican cajones! The Mexican government has filed a formal grievance with the United States because New Mexico fire fighters briefly crossed the border to extinguish a fire that started in the U.S. and spread South. picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago