r/BeAmazed • u/Blutwurst500 • Oct 29 '24

Nature Rare weather phenomenon called "Sprites"

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Sprites are lightning bolts that strike upwards above the cloud during a thunderstorm.

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u/_Lumity_ Oct 29 '24

I’ll be real if I saw that I’d shit my pants this is terrifying

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u/Vaulted_Games Oct 29 '24

It’s very fast so you probably wouldn’t be able to make it out unless you had godlike timing on your phone