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Slow Motion Lightning

Slow Motion Lightning
A nasty storm rolled through Chicago recently, and Craig Shimala was ready to capture it on film. Watch as lightning strikes the three tallest buildings in Chicago simultaneously, in high-definition and in slow motion!
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Posted by pdpete on March 22, 2011 at 10:31 am
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Posted by Tibor on March 22, 2011 at 1:25 pm
Amazing to watch three bolts of lightning make contact with three buildings simultaneously. What a rare and brilliant moment to be captured on film.
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