. . . of lightning be, if it didn't zigzag ?
2007-07-05 23:40:29 · 9 answers · asked by • Koala • uʍop ɹǝpun 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Now, TOLTEC - how did you come up with that calulation ....?
2007-07-05 23:45:42 · update #1
The lightning's speed is always about the same (45 km/s, depending on consistancy of the atmosphere), only leaving you a tiny little bit of more time to jump to the next safe eucalyptus tree due to a small increase of distance by its zigzagging "detour". May you always have such lucky jumps!
2007-07-06 05:31:06 · answer #1 · answered by Ken Guru MacRopus 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's the same speed. Lightning finds "holes" in the atmosphere to travel down to the ground or to another source of conduction. The route is always open and when the positive charge of lightning fills up the path it connects with the negative, thus creating a flash.
2007-07-06 06:48:38 · answer #2 · answered by ucla bruin fan! 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ummm... TOLTEC - don't you mean miles per SECOND?
2007-07-06 07:02:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
as fast as charged particle could travel?
2007-07-06 06:52:05 · answer #4 · answered by Hornet One 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't care, I'm too excited I got to level 5 lol!!!
2007-07-06 06:43:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
it's fascinating how k bears want to know so much !
2007-07-06 06:43:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
same as now only straighter
2007-07-06 06:43:40 · answer #7 · answered by cripplercar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
186,000.45328456 mph
2007-07-06 06:43:23 · answer #8 · answered by Always Curious 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Really really really fast!!!!
2007-07-06 06:47:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋