Still Waters Posted May 6, 2015 #1 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Lightning strikes Earth more than 4 million times every day, but the physics behind these electric bolts and their accompanying thunder is still poorly understood. Now, for the first time, researchers have captured an "image" of thunder. http://www.livescien...ge-thunder.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Ford Posted May 6, 2015 #2 Share Posted May 6, 2015 So the thunder comes form the 'shockwave' generated by the lightning bolt?? Is that right? I always thought the noise came from up in the clouds for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zalmoxis Posted May 7, 2015 #3 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Interesting idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardvark-DK Posted May 8, 2015 #4 Share Posted May 8, 2015 No no no, its Thor, striking his hammer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma_Acid Posted May 10, 2015 #5 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Thunder is the air heating up very fast and to very high temperatures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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