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more about #lightning The5thElephant: I bet there is at least one metal fixture somewhere in that tower that if you lean on it at just the wrong time.... more » P3nnst8r: I hope that thing's grounded. more » russdanger: "IGOR! - RAISE THE PLATFORM!!!" more » dimsum4u: This might seem like a stupid question but I tend to ask those. Is there anyway for them to capture that electricity and convert it into something usa... more » sharkync: Seeing how Dubai is on the verge of bankruptcy, they can probably use this free energy. more » Switters79: Shocking... more » Uncletwitch: God will smite this.. Tower of Babel more » IronDiggy: I think the Burj Dubai is just a secret invention of Nikola Tesla. more » AkkiRonin: I'm thinking tower of babel, wrath of god. more » Hello Mister Walrus: Sure, we're bankrupt, but... lightning!! more » PN - gooapplesoft: its all part of their plans... that is just one of their many energy sources (including uranium, of course petroleum, sweatshop kids, and A-rab money)... more » Pope John Peeps II: Boy that's at least 15d6 right there. more » Winters75: I bet it is because of ostentatious buildings like this that Dubai is now in a financial squeeze.. more » Weihovah: bring the flux capacitor online so we can send this building back to the future more » Bluecold:Of volcanic temperament but soothed by a custard pie balsam.: Take pictures while the fun lasts now that the largest investor in Dubai, Dubai World, won't pay it's debts for 6 months. [news.bbc.co.uk] more » Brett Benedict: Good lord, it's a hotel? How can a hotel possibly need to be that big? more » ArcAttack: ArcAttack stole my wallet... #arcattack more » psychonaut2021:That's Mr Psychonaut to you!: MONDO COOL!! #arcattack more » dingus: Aircraft carrier.... or RETURN OF SAURON??? more » joelydanger: How much power would you say is in that bolt of lightning? more » -
#architecture
The Burj Dubai Just Can't Stop Getting Struck By Lightning
A tipster sent along this spectacular photo of the Burj Dubai, the world's tallest, most absurdly ostentatious building, getting struck by lightning. While checking for newness, I noticed something amazing: This happens all the time. More » -
#teslacoils
Create Your Own Tesla Coil Musical With the ArcAttack Emulator
If you visited the Giz Gallery this year, you might have witnessed the electrifying (and slightly terrifying) musical spectacle that is ArcAttack. Well, now they have an emulator on their website that allows you to make music of your own. More » -
#imagecache
The Wrath of God or Just a Huge Atmospheric Discharge of Electricity
Rain, thunder, and lightning are taking over NYC, but nothing as spectacular as this gigantic ray striking aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. Or as scary as this one, touching ground near the Davis Besse Nuclear Power Station in Ohio: More » -
#imagecache
Space Shuttle Endeavour Delayed By Ferocious Lightning
The little thing at the bottom of this image is the space shuttle Endeavour, which was supposed to launch today. That huge glowing thing is a lightning striking from the sky. Not surprisingly, the launch has been delayed: More » -
#ipod
iPod Saves Girl From Lightning Death
14-yo Sophie Frost was trying to find shelter from a thunder storm when she dropped unconscious and fried like a bag of chips. The culprit: A lightning bolt. Thankfully, this one didn't die thanks to her iPod. More » -
#audio
Sweet Songs of Zeus! Geek Anthems Sung By Tesla Coils
Zaps from tesla coils sound like old school synthesizers, so they're the perfect instrument of delivery for 8-bit video game and geek anthems. Plus, lightning. More » -
#zap
Scientist Tries to Create a Phaser to Shoot Lightning Balls
Apparently, sometimes lightning comes in ball form, slowly falling out of the sky and exploding on contact. Unsurprisingly, people want to turn lightning balls into weapons. Oh, humanity. More » -
#traffic
Theory: Traffic Triggers Lightning
It's just a theory but some scientists believe that lightning strikes are provoked by traffic. Honk if you like thunder! More » -
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#review
Fastmac iV iPhone Charger and Backup Battery Lightning Review
The Gadget: FastMac's iV iPhone charger/battery pack, which has a 3100mAh capacity, a USB port, a flashlight and the ability to actually dock into standard iPhone ports. More » -
#samsungbeholdreview
T-Mobile Samsung Behold Lightning Review
The Gadget: Samsung's Behold, T-Mobile's slice of touchscreen feature phone pie with a Korea-style five-megapixel camera and Sammy's "innovative" TouchWiz UI. -
#westerndigital
Western Digital ShareSpace 4TB Gigabit NAS Lightning Review
The Gadget: Western Digital's ShareSpace Storage is a steely, cubular vault of NAS with fast Gigabit ethernet that brings enterprise-level centralized storage down to the small business and deathcore nerd space, with 2TB or 4TB capacities in multiple RAID configurations out of the box. More » -
#diy
Lightning in Block Form Adds to Desk Clutter, Looks Amazing
Lichtenberg figures are fantastic; they perfectly display branching electric charges that occur within, or on the surface of, certain insulating materials. Sure, that may sound like a whole load of boring, but check the image above to see why you are wrong—they look amazing. Popsci is hosting a video that shows you how to make your very own with some office supplies, a metal point and some shag carpeting. More » -
#review
Lightning Round: Newertech miniStack NAS
The Gadget: Newertech's miniStack NAS, which lets up to 20 people access 750GB of data over a 10/100 Ethernet connection. More »
