11K views · 201 reactions | ⚡ Lightning strikes around the world about 100 times a second. It also puts out a heat five times hotter than the surface of the sun! But what is lightning, and where does it come from? Sophie and Marie explain in this video with the help of a Van De Graff Generator. Learn more about Lightning and our Lightning Room in our FAQs page: https://fal.cn/37NJZ | Scienceworks | Facebook

137K views · 1K reactions | Ben Franklin invented the lightning rod over 250 years ago. We still use ‘em. They’re great at protecting individual tall things, but each one protects only about a 30 foot radius. Next-level laser technology can protect an area 20 times larger. #NPRShortWave⁠ ⁠ Reporter: Regina Barber/NPR⁠ Producer: Sofia Seidel/NPR | NPR | Facebook