Lightning
Lightning is a massive electrostatic discharge caused by unbalanced electric charge in the atmosphere, either inside clouds, cloud to cloud or cloud to ground, accompanied by the loud sound of thunder.
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Famous quotes containing the word lightning:
“The lightning there is peculiar; it is so convincing! When it strikes a thing, it doesnt leave enough of that thing behind for you to tell whetherwell, youd think it was something valuable, and a Congressman had been there.”
—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (18351910)
“God from the mount of Sinai, whose grey top
Shall tremble, he descending, will himself
In thunder lightning and loud trumpets sound
Ordain them laws; part such as appertain
To civil justice, part religious rites
Of sacrifice, informing them, by types
And shadows, of that destined seed to bruise
The serpent, by what means he shall achieve
Mankinds deliverance.”
—John Milton (16081674)
“Would not some lightning flash of vision sear peoples consciousness into life again? What was the good of stopping the war if armies continued?”
—John Dos Passos (18961970)