or a better way to phrase it...
how many seconds does a lightning bolt last?
i heard it was a few milliseconds, but how much is that?
2007-08-27 14:46:18 · 3 answers · asked by woot woot 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
or how about the lifespan of...
b) a firefly flash
c) half life of a muon...(what is a muon??)
d) white line in middle of a road (i guess that means how long the paint stays on the road)
2007-08-27 14:49:00 · update #1
how much is 2.2 µs???
2007-08-27 15:00:14 · update #2
how much is 3 thousandths?
.003?
2007-08-27 15:13:48 · update #3
I will say pretty fast sometimes, and others a couple of seconds.
2007-08-27 15:49:43 · answer #1 · answered by Josh S 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Anywhere from(depending on many variables, such as the length of the lightning channel) 0.25 to 1.1 seconds.
2007-08-27 19:45:41 · answer #2 · answered by stillstormy 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Milli means thousandth.
2007-08-27 15:05:48 · answer #3 · answered by Renaissance Man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋