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Is it true that lightning can strike on a nice clear blue sky?
no.
Is it true that lightning strike survivors often have difficulty with short-term memory?
Yes
True or false. a high transient voltage exists close to a lightning strike or when large loads are switched off.?
True
Is it a myth or a fact that lightning never strikes twice in the same place?
No,it can fall dozens of time in the same place. Go to starryskies.com/Artshtml/dln/5-00/lightening.htmlor wvlightning.com/lmwn1a.shtmlDepending on your interpretation of the myth, it can be true, there has never been a recorded instance where a lightning hit in the same way rather than the more famous interpretation of the end position.
What happens when someone gets stroke by lighting?
They die ps you spelt struck wrong A person does not always die after being struck by lightning. There are many occasions where people have survived a lightning strike. You can always do a search on lightning strike survivors and you will see this is true.
Is it true that a building can be protected from lightning by grounding?
Yes, grounding is a common method to protect a building from lightning strikes. By providing a direct path for the electrical energy of a lightning strike to travel safely into the ground, grounding systems can help prevent damage to the structure and its occupants.
Why doesn't lightning hit a place twice?
This is not true. Some places have been hit many times. The Empire State Building, for example, is hit by lightning an average of 100 times per year. If you looked at it from a simple perspective, most spots are never hit by lightning, but one bolt does not affect the chances of another striking. So the chances of the same spot getting hit twice completely at random are extremely low. However, lightning is not completely random. Tall objects naturally attract lightning, so objects such as towers and mountains tend to be struck fairly frequently.
What was the lightning war strategy used by the Germans?
True. "Lighting War" in German is blitzkrieg
Is it really true that the lightning strikes first before the thunder or the lightning and thunder strikes together but only the lightning seems to be first because of it's speed of light?
Lightning does indeed strike first, as thunder is the sound created by lightning. According to Wikipedia, lightning heats the air surrounding it by large quantities, which in turn causes the air to expand and create a "Sonic wave" which is similar to a sonic boom.
Is it true that lightning and thunder never occur simultaneously?
No, it's not true that lightning and thunder never occur simultaneously. Lightning is the flash of light produced by the discharge of electricity in the atmosphere, while thunder is the sound caused by the rapid expansion of air heated by that discharge. Since light travels faster than sound, we see the lightning before we hear the thunder, but they occur at the same time. The difference in their arrival times helps us estimate the distance of the lightning strike.
Is it true that lightnings strike only once?
No. One man has been hit seven times. See the link below. Many places are hit repeatedly. There is a river estuary in SOuth America whose name escapes me which has the most lightning strikes on record
Is it true the force of a lightning strike can not kill you if you are listening to an i pod?
No. If anything it will make it worse. Anyone struck by lightning only has a 10% chance of dying because of it. Headphones and the iPod would heat up quite a bit and even melt which will cause severe burns. The lightning will still have to get through your body to get to the ground, the only thing the iPod will do is possibly speed that up or divert some of the charge. Remember, just because someone survived lightning while using headphones does not mean that they saved their life. Remember that you have a 1 in 10 chance of dying if you are struck by lightning, if you get away with it while wearing headphones, they didn't save you, you were just lucky.
