Did you hear that thunderclap?

Question

It was freakin huge!

Answer 1

Thunder claps? Fish have fingers, chickens have breasts and walls have ears! Me crazy? I'm the only sane guy around here.

Answer 2

Actually no, at all...

Dear Earl,
Why does thunder make a big boom?
Leah, Age 10

Dear Leah,
I went on a Yahooligans! storm chase that landed me feet first in the Thunderstorms category. I watched a cool BrainPop movie and here's what I learned: Storm clouds are born when humid air rises and cools, then moisture condenses rapidly. Within the cloud electric charges generate electricity, which is released in the form of lightning. The superfast expansion of air caused by the high heat of the lightning makes a huge shockwave -- thunder! Because light travels faster than sound, we always see the lightning before we hear the thunderclap. This is called the flash-to-bang time. If you hear thunderclaps about the same time as you see a lightning flash seek shelter immediately -- the storm is right overhead.

Earl

Answer 3

We wish, it's running on 18 iches below normal rainfall here, and 24 consecutive days over 100F. So get those little dudes to start bowling, and drinking beer. Then bring on the thunder and the showers..

Answer 4

Send some of that stuff this way! The grass is all brown, and the garden is dying.

Answer 5

Where do you live that it's thundering this early in the morning?

Answer 6

No, didn't hear it. I probably will hear it later this afternoon. They are predicting storms for later.

Answer 7

Nooooooooooooooooo I didn't and I'm glad

Answer 8

Nope, all clear here.

Answer 9

No but I hope it does that here.

Answer 10

no