As noted by @picpedant, the above-displayed photograph does not show fulgurites or petrified lightning.This is actually a sand sculpture created by Matthew Kaliner, or "Sand Castle Matt," a ...

All it takes is a flash. Lightning strikes the ground, creating temperatures of more than 3,000 degrees. The sand around the lightning strike fuses together, and fulgurite is formed. Not every ...

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Second, when petrified lightning is exposed by erosion, it is in a relatively calm area (they are fragile after all). T. he viral photo is on the edge of a beach with foot traffic and a tide. It would ...

When lightning hits a sandy beach, it creates otherworldly glass sculptures known as fulgurites or “petrified lightning.” Find out how to spot them on your next beach vacation.

"When lightning hits a sandy beach, it creates otherworldly glass sculptures known as fulgurites or 'petrified lightning,'" reads the caption of a July 13 Facebook post featuring the photo.

It's almost like a mold of the lightning bolt, or petrified lightning. The formations can have several stems branching off the base representing the path the bolt took at the time.

This petrified lightning is just one of lightning’s many secrets. Secrets that keep scientists digging deeper to learn more. And when a University of South Florida (USF) ...

When lightning hits a sandy beach, it creates otherworldly glass sculptures known as fulgurites or “petrified lightning.” Find out how to spot them on your next beach vacation.

When meteorologists talk about the dangers of lightning, this photo shared by the U.S. Department of the Interior isn’t the kind of thing they’re talking about. Hallie Larsen of the National ...