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⚡ Lightning Leader Lab: Fractal Branching and Flash-to-Bang Thunder Delay

Grow a lightning leader from a thundercloud with the dielectric breakdown model (growth probability set by the Laplace field to the power eta), see how eta controls fractal branching and tortuosity, then wait for the thunder: flash-to-bang delay and rumble length from the speed of sound and the channel geometry.

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Grow a lightning leader from a thundercloud with the dielectric breakdown model (growth probability set by the Laplace field to the power eta), see how eta controls fractal branching and tortuosity, then wait for the thunder: flash-to-bang delay and rumble length from the speed of sound and the channel geometry.

LightningDielectric breakdownFractalThunderSpeed of sound

3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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