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No. Lightning has been detected on Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn.
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Can lightning strike backwards?
Lightning does not strike backwards, from the ground to the sky. It only moves in one direction, from the sky to the ground.By striking backwards, do you mean can the Earth give off a lightning bolt to the clouds? No.
How much time does lightning strike in a minute on the earth?
lightning strikes about 6002 times in a minute on earth.
What can't lightning strike in the same place twice?
Lightning not only can strike the same place twice, it frequently does.
How many seconds does lightning strike?
A typical lightning strike lasts for about 0.2 to 0.3 seconds.
Can lightning strike a surfer?
Yes. Lightning CAN strike anything.
Why doesn't lightning strike ships?
Lightning does strike ships.
How many circuit breakers would a lightning strike trip?
Generally circuit breaker is not designed to trip off in the event of lightning. The system has lightning arrestors which reroute the lightning effect to earth instantly. If there are no lightning arrestors then the equipment are likely to fail upon a lightning strike.
How often does a lightning strike somewhere on Earth?
Roughly 100 times per second.
If the earth's surface was an insulator and not a conductor would lightning be able to strike earth's surface?
Yes, but it wouldn't spread.
Is it true that lightning strike only twice?
Nope - lightning can strike the same place multiple times if the object presents enough ionic attraction to ground the charge.
When was The Lightning Strike created?
The Lightning Strike was created on 2008-10-24.
Can lighting strike more than once?
Each lightning "strike" is typically many (perhaps a hundred) bursts of electrons moving in ever longer paths from the earth to a cloud or between clouds. It is rare for a lightning bolt to strike the same location on different occasions but lightning rods will conduct electricity and many have done so for a great number of lightning strikes.
