lightning storm | ELGi https://blog.elgi.com A digital destination to share knowledge and industry insights on compressed air Thu, 10 Sep 2020 06:22:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://blog.elgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ELGi-favicon.jpg lightning storm | ELGi https://blog.elgi.com 32 32 The Wonder of Thunder https://blog.elgi.com/exploration/the-wonder-of-thunder/ Tue, 10 Jul 2018 10:02:05 +0000 http://blog.elgi.com/?p=1649 There is a regular occurrence of compression of air in nature, accompanied by an impressive visual display and dramatic sound effects. This is the phenomenon of lightning and thunder. It’s ‘The most spectacular air compressor in the world’. And this phenomenon has always scared us. Gods and supernatural powers across religions and mythologies deify the … Continue reading The Wonder of Thunder

The post The Wonder of Thunder first appeared on ELGi.]]> There is a regular occurrence of compression of air in nature, accompanied by an impressive visual display and dramatic sound effects. This is the phenomenon of lightning and thunder. It’s ‘The most spectacular air compressor in the world’.

And this phenomenon has always scared us. Gods and supernatural powers across religions and mythologies deify the storm. Zeus, Tlaloc, Thor and Indra are only a few Gods who brought rain, storm and war. Indra is the Hindu god of war, storm and rain; and the Thunderbolt, or Vajra, is his attribute.

Scientists, have especially been fascinated by lightning and thunder. It was in 1752 that Benjamin Franklin famously flew a kite during a thunderstorm. Franklin succeeded in keeping his soggy kite afloat, proving that lightning is electrical in nature.

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