Fulguritas | Las ROCAS que forman los RAYOS al caer sobre ARENA

In today's video, I talk about fulgurites, a type of "vitrified" material that forms when lightning strikes granular soil and melts it. Links of interest: ►Aldo's channel, El Robot de Platón:    / elrobotdeplaton   ► NEW! Surprising answers to everyday questions: (https://www.amazon.es/Respuestas-sorp.... ►The universe in a coffee cup (https://www.amazon.es/universo-una-ta.... ►The 4 forces that govern the universe (https://www.amazon.es/Las-fuerzas-rig.... ►The Ciencia de Sofá blog (https://www.cienciadesofa.com) ►Sciencia de Sofá Instagram (  / cienciadesofa  ) Fulgurite purchased from litos.net/tienda. It's a trusted mineral store owned by one of the companions I went with on an expedition to the Atacama Desert to search for meteorites. Music: Beach Dayz - Lakey Inspired 7th Floor Tango - Silent Partner Free Glitch Sound Effects #7 (Sub Mop) Sources: Kristin Marie Block, "Fulgurite Classification, Petrology, and Implications for Planetary Processes." The University of Arizona. Matthew A. Pasek et al. "Fulgurite morphology: a classification scheme and clues to formation". Contrib Mineral Petrol (2012) 164:477–492. Regina A. Lee, "Fulgurites: «Paleo-Lightning» Remnants." Meteorology 4990, 1992. Matthew A. Pasek, Virginia D. Pasek, "The forensics of fulgurite formation." Miner Petrol, June 2017.