Correction for the speed of a bolt of Lightning
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How fast is 59,014,263,385.8270 feet per minute?
It's about 3,000 times as fast as a bolt of Lightning
The speed of a bolt of Lightning is about 19,000,000 feet per minute.
(atmospheric electrical discharge)
A bolt of lightning can travel at up to 19,000,000 feet per minute when arcing from the atmosphere to the Earth. An estimated 280 million lightning strikes strikes occur each year.