How smart is Sup Forums?

How smart is Sup Forums?

Without looking anything up, explain how lightning works.

Zeus gets angry at us mere mortals

A difference in charges between the sky and the ground that attempts to equalize itself. Am I right?

bcus clouds hit each other

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it's god's attempt at smiting the sinners but he's retarded and can't aim properly

really big static

Quantum Mechanics

Ions are flying through the clouds and when they have too much energy it is spent in any direction. The earth is the "grounder"

Because you touch yourself.