Sodium Polyacrylate Mixed With Water

Awesome Chemistry GIFs: Electrical Discharge

The Science: Called Electric Treeing, the GIF above shows an electrical pre-breakdown phenomenon where due to partial discharges and progresses through the stressed dielectric insulation, electricity takes a path resembling the branches of a tree.
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GIFs above from Chemical Reaction GIFs, 4GIFs, and GIFSoup.
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