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Apple QuickTime movie  |  1995-06-28  |  1.9 MB  |  240x180  |  15fps  |  18 seconds  |  [MooV/PrMr]
Transcription: The flashes of lightning that light up the sky are sheet lightning, which is contained within the storm cloud. Fork lightning shoots from the cloud to the ground, creating a path of electrically charged air. A return streak shoots immediately from the ground back up the path to the storm cloud.