UPDATE 10/13/2010 11:15am EST: Many of our readers have speculated over whether lightning is actually striking the statue, or possibly the water behind. When the post was written yesterday, there wasn't a clear answer. So in an attempt to put an end to the debate, we spoke directly with Mr. Fine himself, and he's just as curious as you are.
"I can't tell," he said. "I'll leave it up to the meteorologists and National Parks Service to make that call."