Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago
Have you ever watched a thunderstorm and wondered what actually makes lightning strike? 🌩️ Is it just static electricity on a massive scale? Or is something else going on?
In this video, we’re breaking down the shocking truth about how lightning forms, why it behaves like a capacitor, and what happens when air itself stops insulating and starts conducting! You’ll learn how electrical charge builds up in storm clouds, why some conditions make lightning more likely, and what actually triggers that blinding bolt from the sky.
00:00 - Intro
00:12 - Electrostatics and Electrodynamics
03:14 - Lightning & Dielectrics Explained
05:51 - Inductors vs Capacitors
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-All of the above come with printable PDFs
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🎧🎹Music, Editing, and Videography by Drake Descant and Rob LeBlanc🎹🎧
#electrician #electrical #electricity
Have you ever watched a thunderstorm and wondered what actually makes lightning strike? 🌩️ Is it just static electricity on a massive scale? Or is something else going on?
In this video, we’re breaking down the shocking truth about how lightning forms, why it behaves like a capacitor, and what happens when air itself stops insulating and starts conducting! You’ll learn how electrical charge builds up in storm clouds, why some conditions make lightning more likely, and what actually triggers that blinding bolt from the sky.
00:00 - Intro
00:12 - Electrostatics and Electrodynamics
03:14 - Lightning & Dielectrics Explained
05:51 - Inductors vs Capacitors
🤘⚡️EU Learning System⚡️🤘
For Individuals --- electricianu.com/learning-system-for-individuals
For Businesses --- electricianu.com/learning-system-for-businesses
-Video courses on every side of the electrical trade (theory, code, safety, wiring, install, troubleshooting, leadership, and more)
-Practice exams for 2017, 2020, 2023 code
-YouTube videos categorized and searchable
-Audio lessons
-Forum
-Business version has admin portal and ability to assign learning to technicians and monitor progress
-Any business size from 2 techs to 2,000!
🎓💡CONTINUING EDUCATION💡🎓
Sign up here --- electricianu.com/electrician-continuing-education-online-electrician-u
-State Approved
-Video Based
✍📝PRACTICE EXAMS📝✍
Get them here --- electricianu.com/electrician-exam-practice-tests
-2017, 2020, and 2023 NEC versions
-Online Residential Wireman Exam
-Online Journeyman Exam
-Online Master Exam
-300 Question Online Code Cannon (not license specific, all code)
-Take as many times as you want
-All of the above come with printable PDFs
🎤🎧PODCAST🎧🎤
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/show/7ldCwdxhWnT0R3nne96XjC?si=a42a98b83c3549fc&nd=1
Apple Podcast:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/electrician-u/id1583270265
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🎧🎹Music, Editing, and Videography by Drake Descant and Rob LeBlanc🎹🎧
#electrician #electrical #electricity
