Seriously, though, from wikipedia:
"An average bolt of negative lightning carries an electric current of 30 kiloamperes (kA), and transfers a charge of five coulombs and 500 MJ of energy. Large bolts of lightning can carry up to 120 kA and 350 coulombs.[12] The voltage is proportional to the length of the bolt.[citation needed]"
@Will Nickelson: true, missed the A, but the English speaking world, save for one country, spells harbour with a U. If you're going to be a spelling cop, learn how the world spells things.
Interesting that despite the space shuttle's tendency to fly into space, its biggest safety threats have always occurred at the Earth’s surface (weather, foam, O-ring).
@LessthanZach: Apparently there is a glitch (no!) with the new system that is screwing around with the star icons/status. Other star commenters have likewise had their stars randomly vanish with no apparent cause. In fact, the Gizmodo staff with whom I have communicated don't know what is going on yet. A bug to, hopefully, be worked out soon.
Well i dont know or care where Atlantic city is lol (i hate how Americans think its cool to be ignorant of places outside their own country) and its not like chelmsford is some inbred village in devon its a big town !!!!
i got hit by a golf ball at a driving range, it hit my ipod which was in my pocket. not life or death like this story, but it saved me from quite a bruise.
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Seriously, though, from wikipedia:
"An average bolt of negative lightning carries an electric current of 30 kiloamperes (kA), and transfers a charge of five coulombs and 500 MJ of energy. Large bolts of lightning can carry up to 120 kA and 350 coulombs.[12] The voltage is proportional to the length of the bolt.[citation needed]"
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here ...
http://freakyhumor.blogspot.com/2009/05/get-brain-morans.html
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@rDub: Here's that pic you were talking about.
@Nick: good call
@everyone else: Morans.
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Looking at it now, all I can say is "Holy sh**". That is some "ferocious" lightning.
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Lost 'em to the last round of budget cuts. However, the good news is that the Orlando Men's Choir now features the world's best sopranos.
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1. You are on the INTERNET, google Atlantic City.
2. Jesus Diaz is from Madrid, he is not "American". In case you don't know what country that is LOOK IT UP.
3. Can you stop being an asshole?
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Was that really necessary? That's just rude, what if it happened to you.
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