Is There A Way To Harness Electricity From Lightning? | Warriors of Stem
Channel: WMX Presents
Date: 2017-05-25

Lightning could be the renewable energy source that saves our planet. This Marine-turned-scientist explains...

Made possible by the USMC.

RYAN DAVIS
FORMER RECONNAISSANCE MARINE, PLANETARY SCIENCE 
RESEARCHER 

Born in the lightning-dense Southeast, Ryan Davis grew up fascinated by electrical storms. As a child, he'd watch the Weather Channel the way some children watch cartoons. He was obsessed with trying to understand what was happening in the sky. 

"I was able to observe electrical discharge at a very young age," he says, "it's something that stuck with me." 

Davis was the kind of kid who was always looking for answers and yearned to explore—constantly on the search for a challenge. It's why he joined the United States Marine Corps at 18, because he heard that the Marines was the most challenging branch of the military. 

"I knew I would be doing something good for my community by learning how to improve myself," he said of his choice. "I'd learn how to become more disciplined, more focused, and more of a contributing member to society."

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