![Lightning strikes create stunning sand sculptures in seconds through rare 'extreme heat' phenomenon | The Sun Lightning strikes create stunning sand sculptures in seconds through rare 'extreme heat' phenomenon | The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/NINTCHDBPICT000581302138.jpg)
Lightning strikes create stunning sand sculptures in seconds through rare 'extreme heat' phenomenon | The Sun
![When lightning hits a sandy beach, it creates otherworldly glass sculptures known as fulgurites or “petrified lightning.” This is an example of it. - 9GAG When lightning hits a sandy beach, it creates otherworldly glass sculptures known as fulgurites or “petrified lightning.” This is an example of it. - 9GAG](https://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/aAG9nzo_700b.jpg)
When lightning hits a sandy beach, it creates otherworldly glass sculptures known as fulgurites or “petrified lightning.” This is an example of it. - 9GAG
![Robert Zhao | Towards a new geological age-Fulgurite (Lightning-Impacted Sand-Glass) Changi (1995) | Artsy Robert Zhao | Towards a new geological age-Fulgurite (Lightning-Impacted Sand-Glass) Changi (1995) | Artsy](https://d7hftxdivxxvm.cloudfront.net/?height=800&quality=80&resize_to=fit&src=https%3A%2F%2Fd32dm0rphc51dk.cloudfront.net%2FJwGDwXSvxFNcoxcNLgQpzQ%2Fnormalized.jpg&width=533)