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You do, and on lightningmaps.org you can even watch on the map the thunder front traveling at the speed of sound. Disappointingly, though, it appears that the
by Udik 10y ago
You do, and on lightningmaps.org you can even watch on the map the thunder front traveling at the speed of sound. Disappointingly, though, it appears that the lightnings positioning isn't reliable enough to actually predict when you'll be reached by the thunder, let alone go out there and look for a nice piece of fulgurite!
- thaumasiotes 10y agoDo what the guy does in Sweet Home Alabama: go off into the wilderness, put up some big metal rods, and after a thunderstorm check the rods for lightning strikes.
- buro9 10y agoOr go build your own lightning field like Walter de Maria https://artappreciation101.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/demaria_the-lightning-field-19771.jpg https://artappreciation101.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/demar... https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2013/jul/29/walter-de-maria-art-lightning https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2... Of which there is a great description if Geoff Dyer's latest book White Sands.
- ablation 10y agoIs that actually the thunder front travelling at the speed of sound? My understanding of how Blitzortung works (and similar sites like Lightningmaps.org) is that animation was just a visual cue to draw the eye rather than trying to replicate the time between a strike and the sound.