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To: PJ-Comix
Should that be 5 miles per second?
4 posted on 08/12/2019 2:34:12 PM PDT by MosesKnows
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To: MosesKnows
Should that be 5 miles per second?

No. I believe it is 5 seconds per mile. IOW, when lightning hits, it takes 5 seconds to travel a mile. If I saw that flash and then counted 5 seconds, it would mean it was a mile away but since I counted just under a second as you can hear in the video, that lightning strike was less than a quarter mile away.

8 posted on 08/12/2019 2:38:29 PM PDT by PJ-Comix
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To: MosesKnows

NO, sound travels at 5 seconds per mile approximately at sea level, 5 miles a second is orbital velocity for Earth.


20 posted on 08/12/2019 4:28:06 PM PDT by docman57 (Retired but still on Duty)
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