Fractal burning

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Fractal burning, Lichtenberg burning or wood fracking refers to a technique where a branching pattern known as a Lichtenberg figure is burnt into wood using high voltage electricity. It has gained notoriety due to numerous incidents when people have attempted it at home; between 2017 and 2022, fractal wood burning was documented to have caused the deaths of at least 35 people, in addition to several near-death cases resulting in severe, often disfiguring injuries.

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