⚡ 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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⚙ Under the hood
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