A single bolt of lightning contains enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread.
✓ TRUE FACT
A typical lightning strike can carry on the order of ~10⁹ joules (a gigajoule) of energy, though it’s delivered incredibly fast and inefficiently captured. If you could convert and store it cleanly, that energy could power lots of everyday heating tasks—like making an absurd amount of toast.
🤯 "A single bolt of lightning contains enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread. Nature briefly becomes an industrial toaster."