Correction for the speed of a bolt of Lightning

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How fast is 925 times the speed of light?

It's about 3,000,000 times as fast as a bolt of Lightning

The speed of a bolt of Lightning is about 0.00033 times the speed of light.

(atmospheric electrical discharge)

A bolt of lightning can travel at up to 0.00032 times the speed of light when arcing from the atmosphere to the Earth. An estimated 280 million lightning strikes strikes occur each year.

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"Correction for the speed of a bolt of Lightning." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=speed&unit=c&amt=925&i=134.

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