Video of a Lightning Bolt Striking Literally 5 Feet Away

This is one of the craziest videos I’ve seen. This guy is filming a thunderstorm on the beach (probably in a beach house) with the window open and a bolt comes down right next to him. The time difference between the strike and the crack is literally zero. You might want to turn your speakers down for this one. (Also, beware this has some pretty intense language in it if that bothers anyone, but I mean seriously if a lighting bolt came down five feet away from you, what would you be saying?) It is also interesting to note that this strike could have created glass where it struck (this usually only occurs if the bolt hits sand, which it did). It’s one of nature’s biggest mysteries. Read how lightning creates glass where it strikes at BamaWeather.

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