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Why haven't they worked out how to use lightning for electricity?
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∙ 13y ago
Perhaps YOU can work it out. Actually you don't need to wait for a lightning; the voltage difference (between the clouds and the earth) is always there. Here are some practical problems, or potential problems: (1) the voltage difference between the high atmosphere and the earth is very high - some millions of volts. It is hard to tap that voltage without damaging equipment. (2) I suspect that the energy density is fairly low. After taking out some of the extra charges, you will have to wait quite a while for a recharge.
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∙ 13y ago
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What is the difference between lightning and the electricity that you use at home?
There isn't. Thomas Jeffrson couldve Tod you that. Lightning is just a huge charge of electricity from charged up clouds (and the ground, too!)
Use of pan balance?
Benjamin Franklin believe that Thunder loud carried electricity and that lightning was a large flash of electricity. The main idea was electricity because thunder and lightning is electricity so the main idea.
How do you make electricity out of lightning?
The Electricity we use is reliable, dependable, and safe. Lightning is only available during storms, goes from the ground to the sky, and is very intense in strength, and is very fast.
Was there electricity in the Stone Age?
Humans in the stone age did not use electricity, but it existed naturally in lightning and the nervous systems of animals.
How do you use star wars force lightning?
You use the Dark Side of the Force to cast the electricity at your opponent.
Can lightning be used as electricity?
Yes but it is too unpredictable, sparse, and dangerous to use practically.
Is lightning a renewable resource?
A thing is a resource if we can use it. Lightning is certainly renewable, but it is not a renewable resource yet. When we put up high lightning conductors in stormy places and capture the electricity from them, then lightning will be a renewable resource.
How much electricity does the lightning bolt at Questacon use?
6,00,000 bolts approx what lightening produce
Who invented a way to use electricity in your homes?
Benjamin Franklin started off a lightning rod and mad Electricity when the lighting hit it and made Electricity and pat it on from generation to generation.
Can lightning's energy be caught storedand use?
No, it can't be stored and used. The electricity we use is different from lighting which is unstable and uncontrollable.
Why is lightning bolt a symbol for a charger?
The lightning symbols that if the naked wiring is touched you will be electric shocked, but it is mainly for the use that it could be a lightning charger, or just to show that electricity is used to make the charger charge the phone.
What are items that use electricity?
kettlecomputertvsewing machingmusic playeractoasterovanfridgewashing machineironhair dressercalculatormobilechargertorchlightdoor bellheaterfanvacuum cleanermixerstove
