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Ship masts sometimes glow brightly during severe storms

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When the atmospheric voltage gets uncomfortably high, tall pointy objects suddenly burst into a silent, glowing blue plasma. It is nature's way of politely indicating that the area is about to be violently struck by lightning.

Ship masts sometimes glow brightly during severe storms
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