<p><pre><code>    If the static charge had been less intense, and 
    satisfied an equilibrium before even reaching in the 
    ground..
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fun aside, this is potentially exhibited in the video<p>if you watch the video one of the routes the original bolt takes loops back in on itself, right at the top of the frame<p>then it seems a second bolt follows that same loop, there is a momentary irradiance<p>if you watch the lower branches, some that had faded irradiate as well<p>possibly implying the original bolt may have lacked sufficient energy to reach the earth, but the second was able to piggy back on the original&#x27;s expended effort<p>or it all could just be artifacts of the camera and its sensors<p>just such a cool video