Scientists find ice generates electricity when bent, possibly explaining lightning

[Redaktion]

An international research team has found that ordinary ice is flexoelectric, a discovery that might have major technological implications and even solve the age-old mystery of how thunderstorms generate lightning.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Scientists-find-ice-generates-electricity-when-bent-possibly-explaining-lightning.1103837.0.html

[Kirklan Yosh]

Today I learned ice can produce lightning. Now I'm having ATLA flashbacks imagining two waterbenders have an ice ball fight (snowball fight style) with lightning all around them. lol