Lichtenberg figures: Transient skin markings that appear as fractal patterns following a lightning strike, indicative of electrical injury. Cricothyrotomy: A surgical procedure to create an ...

Some folks at the i3Detroit hackerspace had an opportunity come up that would allow them to capture lightning in acrylic. They created a few Lichtenberg figures thanks to the help of a plastic ...

Basically, they are natural tubes of glass that are formed by a fusion of silica sand or rock during a lightning strike. Much like Lichtenberg figures appear across wood, the resulting shape ...