1. Bert Hickman creates stunning sculptures by blasting an acrylic block with a 2.5 million volt particle accelerator
2.The effect on the material is as if a lightning flash has been frozen in time, a process Bert calls "Captured Lightning"
3.The resulting patterns are called Lichtenberg figures and are named after the German physicist Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, who recorded these patterns in 1777
4.While a straightforward Lichtenberg figure is impressive enough, Bert and physicist friend Todd Johnson have managed to create works in shapes such as the Yin Yang symbol...