Name: Stuff You Should Know: Don't Be Dumb: Does Counting the Seconds After a Lightning Strike Before Thunder Work?
Uploaded: 2018-06-16T02:17:38+00:00
Duration: 2 min 50 s
Description: You've probably heard that you can count the seconds between seeing a lightning strike and hearing thunder to figure out how far away it is. That's pretty much true, and here's why.

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You've probably heard that you can count the seconds between seeing a lightning strike and hearing thunder to figure out how far away it is. That's pretty much true, and here's why.

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