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Raging Planet:Lightning [VHS]

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I just bought my second copy of this video. It has excellent photography and clear descriptions of charge buildup and the manner in which clouds discharge to the ground or across the sky, but what sets it apart from other lightning videos are its descriptions of the medical effects of lightning from people who survived being struck and a doctor who specializes in the effects of lightning strikes, and its lightning photographer, Gunner, who became a cult favorite of a group of my high-school students. The NOVA lightning video has Lee Trevino and the St. Albans High-School tragedy, but this video has Gunner, with his laconic explanation of how he detects lightning strikes: "the lightning detector just gives us an idea of how far away the bolts are ... you can also look and see," and other comments and enthusiasms about his job. Fun, interesting, and educational.