if there are 10 seconds between a flash of lightning and a rumble of thunder the storm is 10 miles away?
2007-05-29 00:22:01 · 28 answers · asked by leec 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Nope. Afraid it is an old wives tales.
There is no way to tell exactly how close or far off a storm is with the naked eye.
2007-05-29 00:30:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Um I was told to count the seconds between flash & sound ofthunder thats how far in miles the storm is away
BUT then I was told thunder was the man upstairs was moving his table
WHO KNOWS
2007-05-29 07:31:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Approximatly. But what if it is a mile up in the air then it is only 9 miles away. Then you counted fast
cause you were excited so really it is 6 miles away.
2007-05-29 07:27:01 · answer #3 · answered by Red 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i always count after the lightning 1 and 2 and 3 and ...
2007-05-29 07:27:55 · answer #4 · answered by mudfish 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah it think that's true, 1 second per mile.
2007-05-29 09:10:17 · answer #5 · answered by dd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes very true,if you can count the sound of thunder then you'll know exactly how far the thunder is from you.i've done it before.
2007-05-29 07:30:28 · answer #6 · answered by rebelady28379 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dunno if its true but I've always been told that the amount of seconds between the thunder and lightening is the distance of the storm *shrugs* So it's true to me!
2007-05-29 07:26:45 · answer #7 · answered by cc 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Possibly--it depends where you are, but light does travel faster than sound. See this site for more details:
2007-05-29 07:27:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i duno, i hide under the covers when it thunders cos i get scared lol
2007-05-29 09:40:36 · answer #9 · answered by chrissie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a rough calculation but thats about right
2007-05-29 07:33:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋