Freaking amazing power of lightning...

[CosmicCowboy]

Had a huge 30" diameter trunk mesquite tree at the ranchito get struck by lightning last week during the storm and it literally exploded...there were pieces of it (even firewood sized and larger) for 200'+ in every direction...

This is what was left of the trunk...this was a solid tree...no rot...it was just blown into little pieces except for one big section of limb...

http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/3747/lightningstrike002.jpg


This three foot long piece was hanging in a tree 160' away...

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/4096/lightningstrike004.jpg

This piece was about 4' long and 5" thick at the thickest part...I paced it off at 210' from the trunk....

http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/7784/lightningstrike005.jpg

These were just some of the big pieces I found along the road...there were smaller pieces scattered everywhere...the tree was literally blown into thousands of pieces...must have been a heck of a bang...

[clambake]

the lord wants you to smoke a brisket.

[CosmicCowboy]

the lord wants you to smoke a brisket.

:lmao

Actually the Lord wants me to go fishing...

Had a friend call me yesterday that keeps a 50' Viking Sportfisher in Palm Beach Florida and said they were tearing up the sailfish and wanted me to fly out tomorrow and go fishing this week...I had exactly enough air miles on my credit card to get a free round trip last minute ticket...It was like a message from God that I needed a vacation...

sooo....see ya...

http://www.oceanlist.com/boats/listings/_img/19053-01.jpg

[mrsmaalox]

A couple of years ago, a friend of mine who has a ranch in the Poteet area, lost 8 cows who were standing under a tree like that when the lightning struck!

[The Reckoning]

CC, you still hiring?

[CosmicCowboy]

CC, you still hiring?

Not really, unless you have some really specialized mechanical/technical skills.

[The Reckoning]

Not really, unless you have some really specialized mechanical/technical skills.


i can plant fence posts and TDS survey. thats about it :lol

but im a charmer.

[CosmicCowboy]

I'll be HERE tomorrow night sitting on the flybridge parked outside of the Tiki Waterfront Grill slamming mango margaritas.

http://www.yelp.com/map/tiki-waterfront-sea-grille-riviera-beach

[The Reckoning]

I'll be HERE tomorrow night sitting on the flybridge parked outside of the Tiki Waterfront Grill slamming mango margaritas.

http://www.yelp.com/map/tiki-waterfront-sea-grille-riviera-beach


see you there! best interview attire? i have a summer suit but it's winter. however, seems to be a tropical environment so it might do just fine.

although i do prefer gulf side. captiva fishing ftw. snooks are always fun to haul in.

[The Dentist]

CC, let me build you a bridge so you can get over yourself.

[Summers]

Dang, that was a big bolt of lightening! One of our neighbors lost a tree the same way several years ago and left a decorative chunk of the tree in the yard with a sign that said "Mourning Wood". :lol

[Cant_Be_Faded]

see you there! best interview attire? i have a summer suit but it's winter. however, seems to be a tropical environment so it might do just fine.

although i do prefer gulf side. captiva fishing ftw. snooks are always fun to haul in.

So elitist

[The Reckoning]

you gotta roll with the elites to be elite.

[CosmicCowboy]

CC, let me build you a bridge so you can get over yourself.

Don't be a hater.

One day you too may get a job and have a life.

[Creepn]

You invest in idea/inventions? I have this idea that will make me and whoever will invest in it with me RICH! This idea I have will change the way we do things like the rolling suitcase. I actually feel bad that people pass this up because I'm doing THEM a favor including them in this. I asked family members first because I'd rather someone from my family rack in money but that's a no go.

[The Reckoning]

oh snap george washington carver in the house!

[MannyIsGod]

Thats what air instantly expanding dude to tremendous heat does. The amount of energy in the atmosphere dwarfs what we think of as high power. Pretty cool shit, IMO TBH etc etc

[Creepn]

oh snap george washington carver in the house!

lol.

Now that I think about it, I don't think I'll get awards from the NAACP with a rich white guy that has "certain" views of black people plastered all over these boards as my partner. Sorry Cosmic for retracting millions of would be dollars from you. I'm sure you understand.

Cool pic though.

[The Reckoning]

:lmao

[TDMVPDPOY]

Thats what air instantly expanding dude to tremendous heat does. The amount of energy in the atmosphere dwarfs what we think of as high power. Pretty cool shit, IMO TBH etc etc

mother nature compared to man made tempretures in science labs done make the same results like mother nature...

imagine if man can make the weather and control it where its needed....

[Frenzy]

Could have put a beer can next to it to get a ratio idea. Just grab one from the truck you know you had them.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

you gotta roll with the elites to be elite.

Only if you have no distinguishing qualities and even then you will be subordinated. Fuck being a minion.

[The Reckoning]

you gotta be a minion to have a minion.

[SourCandy]

Could have put a beer can next to it to get a ratio idea. Just grab one from the truck you know you had them.

:lol