Why doesn’t lightning hit the ground in a straight line like a laser?

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Why doesn’t lightning hit the ground in a straight line like a laser?

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It follows the charged particles in the air and the path of least resistance to the ground. If those happened to be in a perfectly straight line, then it would be like a laser. But the chances of that would be astronomical.

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