OMG! my dad is on a walk and it is thundering and lightning outside horribly! don't comment on how stupid that was, there was no sign of anything before he left. i'm asking about how many miles each second represents when the lightning strikes(so you count) and then when the thunder hits(stop counting) so how do i calculate how far away the lighting is is what i'm asking??? PLEASE ANSWER
2007-05-30 12:13:31 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
The lightning doesn't keep hitting on a straight line every few seconds. You will see the lightning before you hear the thunder that happens through the clashing of air currents- light travels faster than sound.
If your dad is taking a walk down the street in a city, there is no danger.
The lightning will hit the highest point sticking out on a platform, that is why the life guards discourage people from swimming or wondering around the beach, because the odds are higher in that plain field.
In a regular town most high buildings have lightning rods that will transfer it to the ground without causing any harm.
So your dad is safe unless he is taking a walk on an utterly empty field with not a single tree or a building in sight.
Wish you the best.
2007-05-30 12:26:01 · answer #1 · answered by ROSE 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This can roughly be estimated by measuring the interval between the lightning flash and the start of the thunder. If you count the time in seconds and then divide by three, you will have the approximate distance in kilometres. Thunder is rarely heard at a distance of more than 20 km.
Hope your dad got home o.k. The above should put your mind at rest if it happens again
2007-06-01 09:12:49 · answer #2 · answered by Dingo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since light travels faster than sound, here is the way that it cane be done, for every five seconds the sound travel one mile, so if he has a watch on, have him look at it when the lightning strikes, then when he hears thunder, look at it again and see what the difference is. The calculation is for every second that passes, it is 1/5 mile.
2007-05-31 01:57:58 · answer #3 · answered by trey98607 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rumor is for every second you count from when u see lightning, till u hear the thunder is 1 second (Counting One-one thousand Two one thousand ECT) the storm is that many miles away
2007-05-31 04:30:10 · answer #4 · answered by cones2210 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The correct calculation for distance of lightning is 1 mile for every 5 seconds between the flash and the thunder
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_safety#Estimating_distance
2007-05-30 12:50:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no way to really tell. Remember lightning can strike many miles away from the actual storm. Here is an idea, get in the car and go pick him up.
2007-05-30 12:30:01 · answer #6 · answered by badreligion233 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-30 06:34:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
everysecond is a quater mile away. eg 4 secs the strike is a mile away
2007-05-30 19:29:15 · answer #8 · answered by Kristenite’s Back! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was going to answer, but by now, either he's back home, or he got struck by lightning, so . . .
2007-05-30 12:53:41 · answer #9 · answered by Gaines T 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yeah I won't give a answer either cause I am sure he is home from his walk in the storm!!!
2007-06-01 08:23:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋