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Lightning Wood

Photo Egg
Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
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Way OT.
I’m looking for a small piece lightning  struck wood.
About 6” long. About the size of an Xfinity cable remote control.
Anyone have a tree limb struck. Just one piece.
Thanks in advance.
Thank you,
Darian

Galveston Texas
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,173
    Photo Egg said:
    Way OT.
    I’m looking for a small piece lightning  struck wood.
    About 6” long. About the size of an Xfinity cable remote control.
    Anyone have a tree limb struck. Just one piece.
    Thanks in advance.
    Come on brother.....you can’t put that here and not explain what fer?  ;)
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,883
    I had a dead Ash tree hit by lightening last summer, it exploded a shank of shrapnel about a foot long that was buried halfway into the lawn. It was not however burned. Are you looking for a burned piece?
     
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
    alaskanassasin said:
    I had a dead Ash tree hit by lightening last summer, it exploded a shank of shrapnel about a foot long that was buried halfway into the lawn. It was not however burned. Are you looking for a burned piece?
     
    No, does not have to be burned. 
    Happy to pay you for it and shipping.
    Thank 
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,883
    pretty sure I picked it up but I will check for you tomorrow. I cut the tree up for firewood.
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
    alaskanassasin said:
    pretty sure I picked it up but I will check for you tomorrow. I cut the tree up for firewood.
    Thank you very much. Appreciate your time.
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,883
    I just went and checked with the flashlight and it is gone.  That was the only tree that I know for a fact has been hit by lightening.  Wish I was more help.
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
    alaskanassasin said:
    I just went and checked with the flashlight and it is gone.  That was the only tree that I know for a fact has been hit by lightening.  Wish I was more help.
    Thanks so much for checking.
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • GoooDawgs
    GoooDawgs Posts: 1,060
    My comcast remote is 6 inches!?  Aw man.....
    Milton, GA 
    XL BGE & FB300
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,451
    Photo Egg said:
    Way OT.
    I’m looking for a small piece lightning  struck wood.
    About 6” long. About the size of an Xfinity cable remote control.
    Anyone have a tree limb struck. Just one piece.
    Thanks in advance.
    Darian -
    I'm bumping your post as I want to help you...BUT what the hell is this about? Are you just looking for splintered, blackened wood, which honestly in a mere 6" length probably wouldn't even be identifiable to an inexperienced person!
    Ron 
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,668
    GrateEggspectations said:
    “Lightning wood” was my nickname in high school. 

    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • FlyOverCountry
    FlyOverCountry Posts: 680
    GoooDawgs said:
    My comcast remote is 6 inches!?  Aw man.....
    Just took a look at mine.  I hope nobody tells my wife!
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    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,459

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  • Dyal_SC
    Dyal_SC Posts: 6,526
    RRP said:
    Photo Egg said:
    Way OT.
    I’m looking for a small piece lightning  struck wood.
    About 6” long. About the size of an Xfinity cable remote control.
    Anyone have a tree limb struck. Just one piece.
    Thanks in advance.
    Darian -
    I'm bumping your post as I want to help you...BUT what the hell is this about? Are you just looking for splintered, blackened wood, which honestly in a mere 6" length probably wouldn't even be identifiable to an inexperienced person!
    Ron 
    Bad day, Ron?  Lol 
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,668
    @Photo Egg - that last pic is very cool.
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • Dyal_SC
    Dyal_SC Posts: 6,526
    Man that is really cool. Had no idea. 
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
    JohnInCarolina said:
    @Photo Egg - that last pic is very cool.
    Makes some very cool designs burned into the wood by the sap.
    The above images were google, not mine.
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,668
    Photo Egg said:
    JohnInCarolina said:
    @Photo Egg - that last pic is very cool.
    Makes some very cool designs burned into the wood by the sap.
    The above images were google, not mine.
    I figured as much, but thanks for making that clear.


    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • PigBeanUs
    PigBeanUs Posts: 932
    edited December 2019
    Lightning struck one of my pigs a while back. Not the turbo cook I was looking for. I could have sent you a bone or something but she's gone now. 
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,553
    have one in the yard but its a hundred and twenty feet tall. looked for the sand glass but i think someone was there before me, there was a small creator next to the tree in the sand
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • TigerTony
    TigerTony Posts: 1,078
    GrateEggspectations said:
    “Lightning wood” was my nickname in high school. 
    That's awesome!!!!......scared the hell out of my dog when I busted out laughing
     
    "I'm stupidest when I try to be funny" 
    New Orleans

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  • speed51133
    speed51133 Posts: 691
    edited December 2019
    make your own. VERY simple.
    https://www.instructables.com/id/Woodburning-with-Electricity/
    XL BGE and Kamado Joe Jr.
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,668
    speed51133 said:
    make your own. VERY simple.
    https://www.instructables.com/id/Woodburning-with-Electricity/
    What could possibly go wrong?
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • Dyal_SC
    Dyal_SC Posts: 6,526
    PigBeanUs said:
    Lightning struck one of my pigs a while back. Not the turbo cook I was looking for. I could have sent you a bone or something but she's gone now. 
    That little piggy went wee wee wee all the way home. :pig::skull: 
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
    speed51133 said:
    make your own. VERY simple.
    https://www.instructables.com/id/Woodburning-with-Electricity/
    If I were doing it for the design pattern I would.
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • speed51133
    speed51133 Posts: 691
    so what are you doing it "for"??
    XL BGE and Kamado Joe Jr.
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
    speed51133 said:
    so what are you doing it "for"??
    Like I said above "have a friend that wants a piece for an astrological display of some kind"

    Specifically, I have no idea. I'm really not into the     horoscope/star stuff. Just trying to help a friend.
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • speed51133
    speed51133 Posts: 691
    So you do NOT want it for the design pattern, but you want it for some kind of display piece.....I am confused. Are you under the impression a bolt of lightening from the sky will impart some special mojo into the wood whereas electricity from a power plant does not have this secret sauce??? Just so you know, lightening does not have a fixed output frequency or voltage. It is quite variable depending on the circumstances of the strike. Not only that, but there are different kinds of lightening strikes. Believe it or not, what you can pull out of a wall socket with the added transformer is well within the range of natural lightening. 
    XL BGE and Kamado Joe Jr.
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
    speed51133 said:
    So you do NOT want it for the design pattern, but you want it for some kind of display piece.....I am confused. Are you under the impression a bolt of lightening from the sky will impart some special mojo into the wood whereas electricity from a power plant does not have this secret sauce??? Just so you know, lightening does not have a fixed output frequency or voltage. It is quite variable depending on the circumstances of the strike. Not only that, but there are different kinds of lightening strikes. Believe it or not, what you can pull out of a wall socket with the added transformer is well within the range of natural lightening. 
    Honestly, it has no meaning to me.
    Like I said, it is for a good friend. She is into astrology and what not and was asking if I knew where she could get a small piece of wood, from a tree, that was lightning struck. I'm assuming, for people into astrology, believing the piece of wood was naturally struck as opposed to man made strike is important.
    A home run, World Series, winning caught baseball...is still just a baseball...but to some, it would be very significant.
    I don't know any specific details on the use and don's want to risk being hexed in the future so I did't ask.lol 
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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