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Nova: Lightning [VHS]
 
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Nova: Lightning [VHS] (1995)

Starring: Nova Rating: NR (Not Rated) Format: VHS Tape
5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)


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  • Actors: Nova
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Rating: NR (Not Rated)
  • Number of tapes: 1
  • Studio: Wgbh Boston
  • VHS Release Date: March 28, 2000
  • Run Time: 60 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • ASIN: 630399606X
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #17,012 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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    #3 in  Video > Documentary > Nature & Wildlife > Weather
    #36 in  Video > Television > WGBH Boston > Nova

Editorial Reviews

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Zot! Lightning strikes Earth 100 times every second, so the more we know about it, the better. Lightning! by Nova is a fast-paced look at this thrilling, beautiful-but-dangerous phenomenon that is surely one of nature's most awesome displays of power. Follow scientists brave (or crazy) enough to try to induce strikes nearby in order to study the effects, a professional storm photographer as he chases after the perfect shot, and the tragic stories of those struck down in storms. Exquisite footage and upbeat narration--both informative and inspiring--bring it all together in classic Nova style. Whether you live in storm country or just want to see what it's all about, Lightning! should spark your interest. --Rob Lightner

Product Description
Lightning! takes you on a high voltage trip into the most electrically charged weather in the world, culminating in a dazzling lightning show set to music that rivals the most extraordinary fireworks display. The program also visits with some of lightning's tragic victims who though they were out of harm's way. Lightning's fleeting rivers of electricity strike Earth 6,000 times a minute; jolt every commercial airplane one to tow times a year; wipe out power to entire cities; hit 1,000 people annually; and account on average for more deaths than hurricanes and tornadoes put together. Join the scientists as they tempt nature by creating the world's tallest lightning rod, a wire leading thousands of feet into storm clouds, which triggers awe-inspiring thunderbolts a few hundred feet from the observers, and creates a chunk of "petrified" lightning. "I think lightning fascinates everyone," says 'stormchaser' Dan Davis. "It's a personification of the intensity, the chaos and the unpredictability of nature."

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5.0 out of 5 stars Want to learn about lighting?, May 3, 2005
This is the video. If you want to see the cutting edge research, this is the video. If you want to see how little we really know about lightning , this is the video. If you want to teach a class (I teach High School Science) about lightning this is the video.
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