We just learned about Lightning Plasma
When lightning strikes, it looks for the tallest things around to zap.
Trees get hit by lightning a lot, and sometimes having tall trees around a house can keep it from getting hit by lightning.
The gooey stuff inside of a tree is called sap. Some trees like maple trees make enough sap to make syrup that you can use on pancakes.
When a tree gets struck by lightning, that sap gets so hot that it turns into steam, and the steam blows out of the tree and blows off the bark on the outside of the tree.
(from: wikipedia - lightning strike)
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