2007-04-16 20:47:42 · 7 answers · asked by its just a joke 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
speed would be constant but distance would be shorter resulting in less transite time.
2007-04-16 20:55:41 · answer #1 · answered by Cemos 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interestingly, lightning always takes the fastest path to the ground or other part of the cloud, so when it zig zags it is just using the area where the air is most conductive to travel through, so it is in fact "faster" to do that than travel in a straight line.
2007-04-16 23:42:42 · answer #2 · answered by richarddx7 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lightning travels the path of least resistance, so each lightning bolt surely follows the quickest direction it could in the direction of it incredibly is trip spot. in case you have been to someway "stress" it to go at modern-day up and down, it would come across extra resistance and surely take extra time.
2016-10-22 09:46:41 · answer #3 · answered by olis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think so , i think its just the same even its not zig zag, there are such times that sometimes, its not actually zig zag
2007-04-16 20:52:11 · answer #4 · answered by Eduard 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The speed of light is still the speed of light no matter which direction it travels. The speed of electricity is also the speed of light.
2007-04-16 20:59:19 · answer #5 · answered by Sheriff of Yahoo! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, but it would get from point A to point B faster.
2007-04-16 20:51:32 · answer #6 · answered by Helmut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO. The speed of light is the speed of light, period.
2007-04-16 21:52:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋