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Lightning commonly strikes the same place many times. Lightning is static electricity, generated in the collisions between the clouds. The lightning wants to ground itself by striking something with a good electrical pathway to the earth. That could be a tall tree, or a steeple, or a house chimney, or any tall object that will intercept the lightning strike and bring it to ground. Lightning will strike twice if the same place it struck before is still a good, high, electrical path to the ground, and if no better places have been built.
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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.
Do rainbows appear in the same place on different days?
If you are in the same place, the rainbow will always appear in the same place because it all has to do with the angle you are at in relation to the sun (42 degrees - see the related link). So if you are always in the same spot (e.g. at your desk at work), the sun will be coming from the same same angle, creating the rainbow in the same spot. My understanding of what I've read, you'll only see a rainbow in a certain place in the sky from the same spot at a certain time of the year because the sun moves depending on the season. Also, it is not only the angle of the sun but also the height of it that has to be the same.
How is the formation of Mount St. Helens volcano different than a hot-spot volcano?
A "hot spot" stays in the same place while the Earth's crust moves above it.
When surveyors find oil pockets in the ground what other fossil fuel most likely will be in the same spot?
gasoline
What are the five Hot Spots on the Earth?
There are more than just five hot spots throughout the whole Earth. There is the Tasman hot spot, the Hawaii hot spot, the Galapagos hot spot, the Yellowstone hot spot, Easter Island hot spot, Bouvet hot spot, St. Helena hot spot, the Canary Islands hot spot, and then Iceland hot spot.
Does lighting strike twice in the same spot?
Certainly. Quite often.
What does this idiom mean lightning doesn't strike the same place twice?
This isn't an idiom because it means exactly what it says. It is an old saying or proverb. Lightning doesn't seem to strike twice in any one spot, so people say that when they hope that something horrible isn't going to happen again.
Does lighting ever strike in the same spot?
Most likely. I've never seen it with my own eyes, but that's because it's just so rare. The empire state building and the sears tower get struck by lightning many times a year.
If a bumped a damaged bumper in the same spot am i responsible for fixing it?
yes twice
Why can't you step in the same river twice?
You can't step in the same river twice means that you can't step in the same spot in the river twice. This is legit because when you step on a spot, the soil or sand in the water and the water moves here and there and you don't know where it went. You can't step on a place you don't know where it is. Do you know what i mean?
How should I use lighting to focus on artwork?
Spot lighting can be used to draw attention to art pieces.
How many low tides happen in the same spot each day?
most low tides happen only twice a day.
What are some different types of access lighting?
Access lighting can come in the following types: spot lights, ceiling fixtures, chandeliers, billiard fixtures, lamps, pendants, track lighting, and wall lights.
What are two companies that produce commercial lighting products?
Lightsource and Ilumina both produce lighting such as track lighting, large overhead spot lights, commercial lamps and outdoor lights for arenas and stadiums.
How do you teleport on meez?
Click on a spot twice or more then do a animation
Is epicenter the same as spot?
No. Epicenter is the same as precisely the spot.
What are the chances of a tornado striking same place more than once?
That depends on the frequency of tornadoes in the area and the period of time you are talking about. You are a lot more likely to see two tornadoes hit the same place if you watch it for a century than if you watch it for only a year. On the whole it is very unlikely for any given spot to be hit twice in a person's lifetime. That being said, the "lightning never strike twice" rule does not apply. Getting hit by one tornado does not mean you are less likely to be hit by another.
