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Interesting Facts About Lightning

Lightning facts + cool pics.

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  • hoyaguru
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On average, about 200 people are killed by lightning in the United States every year.

about 1% of all lightning deaths in the U.S. are a result of people talking inside the home on a corded phone during a thunderstorm.

So, 2 people a year? I think I'll take my chances.

Had lightning strike 5 feet in front of my car at a stop street once, the flash and noise scared the meep out of me, I jumped in my seat and my head hit the car roof. Unbelievable power, you could smell it in the air afterwards, very strange.

  • flake
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The energy contained in a single lightning strike can power a 100 Watt light bulb for 90 days.

I would have guessed longer...

  • pete56
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Got to see a monster movie calibre lightning storm meep-kick Gallup, from the safety of a Santa Fe hotel parking lot, packed with a zillion Porsches (cuz wealthy people with nice cars do that meep) about 25 years ago. Very cool. I'm likee lightnin' storms.

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Whale watching outside of McDonalds...
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lawnmower accident?
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bobacus
My meep, its detachable.
bobacus
It wasn't like you could put it in the dryer.
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