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When lightning strikes the ground, it can leave behind a root-like rock called a fulgurite. Host Maddie Sofia talks with NPR science correspondent Nell Greenfieldboyce about what lightning and its ...
To see the fulgurite display, along with “dune scooters,” signs and photos chronicling the family’s 95-year legacy of dune buggy rides stop in to the business at 629 N. 18th Ave, Mears.
The fulgurite was found near a power line that went down in a storm in 2008. In total, it was about 6.6 feet (2 meters) long and up to 3.1 inches (8 centimeters) in diameter.