# Thunderbolt Hunters

DEMONSTRATES HOW LIGHTNING IS PHOTOGRAPHED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES. Story of scientists who study real and artificial lightning. Stock shots: dogs and cats being rained upon; storms; fake cave man; recreation of Ben Franklin's experiment; elevator dial moves; Empire State Building; longshot; lightning trap; machines which measure and record the time duration and varying currents of any lightning stroke which may hit the building; high-speed cameras designed to photograph lightning bolts; excellent shot of bolt striking the Empire State Building; various models including the Empire State Building are exposed to 8 million volts of artificial lightning in laboratories; sometimes they explode; Times Square and neon signs at night in a storm; giant generators; various industrial wheels shown Themes: lightning protection for power systems; reporting on thunder storms; importance of protecting our power sources from lightning; importance to industry;

- Kind: Film
- Year: 1941
- By: Wilding Picture Productions
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/0645_Thunderbolt_Hunters_02_50_38_00)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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