A bolt of lightning is nothing more than massive charge separation and rapid discharge across a potential difference

Mitochondria do the same thing, but on a cellular scale. They strip electrons from food, pump protons to create a charge gradient (~150 - 180 mV), then discharge that gradient through ATP synthase, a molecular turbine

That proton-motive force is literally a nanoscopic electrical storm

Here’s what’s crazy

The mitochondrial inner membrane potential is around –150 mV

Given the membrane is only ~5 nm thick, the electric field across it is on the order of 30 million volts per meter (30 MV/m)

That’s stronger than the electric field in a lightning bolt

Your mitochondria are biological lightning engines that run billions of tiny lightning strikes per second, inside you, to keep you alive

Put some respect on God’s work