Static electricity doesn't travel in a straight line because it isn't always the quickest way down (or up as the case may be). Moisture can block the lightning bolt, and cause it to go slower. Therefore it finds the driest places to get through and reaches the ground quicker.
A+ Beaded Lightning
When lightning appears as small bursts in a dotted line, it is called sheet lightning. This type of lightning is caused by distant lightning flashes reflecting off clouds or atmospheric particles, creating a diffuse illumination in the sky.
When lightning appears as more than one line, it is called forked lightning. This occurs when the electrical discharge in the atmosphere branches out into multiple paths as it travels from the cloud to the ground. Forked lightning can create a striking visual display during a thunderstorm.
The speed of lightning is the speed of light, which is about 299,792 kilometers per second (186,282 miles per second) in a vacuum. If lightning traveled in a straight line instead of zigzagging, it would still move at the speed of light.
Yes, lightning does travel in a mostly straight path from the cloud to the ground or between clouds. However, it may appear to zig-zag due to the way it ionizes the air and the path of least resistance.
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Yes, they do. But they sometimes travel a straight line through bent space.
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The property of light to travel in a straight line is known as rectilinear propagation. This means that light travels in a straight path until it encounters an obstacle or medium that causes it to change direction.
High pitched sounds, like all other sounds, travel in all directions in waves from their source. The direction they travel in can be affected by obstacles, reflections, and other factors, but they do not travel in a perfectly straight line.
travels through a uniform medium