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A lot seems to be unknown about lightning and it is possibly a source of dark energy at the instance of the strike. So if we were to place say a 10kg lightning rod (earthed) on a set of insulated weighing scales on the top of a tower often struck by lightning, would the scales register a change of weight either way when the lightning struck the rod?

Could the weight increase in the first instance and decrease on the burn out of the strike, or vice versa? Is it possible that in the fraction of time after the strike that a vortex tube is left that has no gravitation?

AccidentalFourierTransform
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ytivarG
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Lightning is just electrons moving. Your statement about lightning being mysterious is completely false. Lightning does not create dark energy.

Joshua Noriega Aguilar
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Many say that there are 4 types of matter. Solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. Lightning is considered a plasma. So (to my knowledge) it does have weight to it.

Chad Jones
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Each electron has a mass of about $9.11 \times 10^{−31}$ kilograms, but it would not be feasible to exactly count how many electrons there are in a single lightning bolt, hence, not feasible to get an exact mass.

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According to M = E/C², the mass of the lightning is equal to lightning bolt's energy divided by the speed of light, so yes, it does have a small amount of weight to it.

Joshua Noriega Aguilar
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