Is Black lightning a thing?

Dark lightning is a burst of gamma rays produced during thunderstorms by extremely fast moving electrons colliding with air molecules. Researchers refer to such a burst as a terrestrial gamma ray flash. Dark lightning is the most energetic radiation produced naturally on Earth, but was unknown before 1991.
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Is there any such thing as Black Lightning?

Dark lightning appears sometimes to compete with normal lightning as a way for thunderstorms to vent the electrical energy that gets pent up inside their roiling interiors, Dwyer says. Unlike with regular lightning, though, people struck by dark lightning, most likely while flying in an airplane, would not get hurt.
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What is the rarest type of lightning?

ball lightning, also called globe lightning, a rare aerial phenomenon in the form of a luminous sphere that is generally several centimetres in diameter. It usually occurs near the ground during thunderstorms, in close association with cloud-to-ground lightning.
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What is the rarest color of lightning?

Green lightning is a rare phenomenon that can be seen during a thunderstorm. Someone who has seen green lightning is extremely lucky as green lightning strikes are rarely seen. It is so rare that the only photograph of a green lightning strike is one from when the Chaiten volcano in Chile erupted.
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What color is savitar's lightning?

Also, the armor is capable of changing the color of a speedster's lightning as the armor changed Savitar's lightning from yellow to white.
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Who The Hell Is Black Lightning?



Is red lightning real?

Red lightning doesn't exist in the literal sense, according to the National Weather Service. The closest known phenomena is something called a red sprite, which occurs high in the atmosphere “directly above an active thunderstorm,” NOAA says.
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Is Static Shock Black Lightning son?

And for those who are wondering, no, Black Lightning is NOT the father of Static Shock. We know, they are both black and are two of many black superheroes with electricity powers, but they are not related, although Static is revealed to have been a fan of Black Lightning.
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Does Static Shock become Black Lightning?

Black Lightning is NOT an Adult Static Shock – While Jefferson Pierce and Virgil Hawkins (Static) both do have the ability to manipulate electricity and yes, their suits look similar, they have slightly different powers.
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Who is the strongest in Black Lightning?

1 Jefferson Pierce

Without question, Jefferson Pierce aka Black Lightning is the single-most powerful character on the series.
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Is Gold lightning real?

Yellow lightning is uncommon; however, they tend to be cooler than the blue, lilac and white. They're caused to due to a high concentration of dust in the air. And is an indication of a dry thunderstorm with low-precipitation.
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Is pink lightning real?

In snowstorms, where it is somewhat rare, pink and green are often described as colors of lightning. Haze, dust, moisture, raindrops and any other particles in the atmosphere will affect the color by absorbing or diffracting a portion of the white light of lightning.
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Is Brown lightning real?

This oftentimes has to do with how far away or close you are to the lightning strike. When lightning strikes, different particles will scatter this light and cause the strike to appear as blue, pink, purple, white or even a brown-ish tint.
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Is blue lightning real?

When an unexpected event happens people describe it as a “bolt from the blue”. The phrase is actually based on real weather phenomena where a lightning bolt will strike an area with no overhead clouds. While bolts from the blue don't originate from blue sky, they occur infrequently, are unexpected, and can be deadly.
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What are 5 types of lightning?

Types of Lightning
  • Cloud-to-Ground (CG) Lightning.
  • Negative Cloud-to-Ground Lightning (-CG) ...
  • Positive Cloud-to-Ground Lightning (+CG) ...
  • Cloud-to-Air (CA) Lightning. ...
  • Ground-to-Cloud (GC) Lightning. ...
  • Intracloud (IC) Lightning.
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Why does Black Lightning need a suit?

Functions. Black Lightning's suit while using his powers. Identity concealment: The primary purpose of the suits are to conceal Jefferson's identity from those that may recognize him.
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Is Black Lightning immortal?

Although some fans may have not noticed, Black Lightning is arguably immortal. He is able to manipulate not only the energy of his own cells, but also the cells of other people. He's so powerful, in fact, that he can manipulate the cells of others when they're far away from him.
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Who came first Black Lightning vs Static Shock?

The character first appeared in Static #1 (June 1993) nearly two decades after Black Lightning's first appearance in comics. Black Lightning, aka Jefferson Pierce, draws electricity from his own body.
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Can Static Shock turn into pure energy?

Static Shock can turn himself into pure electricity and fry his enemies if he so chooses, but prefers to use his Static Saucer to chase after the bad guys.
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Who does Static Shock grow up to be?

The name's Static. I put a shock to your system! Virgil Ovid Hawkins, is a Bang Baby and protector of Dakota under the codename Static. He would grow up to become one of Earth's mightiest heroes alongside his longtime best friend and partner Gear.
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How strong is Black Lightning?

Lightning doesn't travel at the speed of light, but it moves really fast at around 220,000 miles an hour. Black Lightning is all about electricity, so he can use the speed of lightning whenever he needs it.
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What is Spider lightning?

Spider lightning refers to long, horizontally traveling flashes often seen on the underside of stratiform clouds. Spider lightning is often linked to +CG flashes.
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What is green lightning?

Those are the types of storms that can produce hail and tornadoes. Green lightning does indicate that the cloud is extremely tall, and because thunderclouds are the tallest clouds, green is a warning sign that large hail or a tornado is on the way.
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How hot is purple lightning?

How Hot Is Purple Lightning? Purple lightning is often seen during thunderstorms and it's one of the more moderate forms of lightning with temperatures reaching up to 55,000 degrees Fahrenheit!
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