lightningfordummies

by:nadhi

Introduction,
Onfeb1,2003thenasaspaceshuttle
wasflyingintothemesospherewhenboom!!!Itwasstruckbyagiantboltof
megalightning.Allofthesevenpeopleinsidetheshipdiednotknowingwhathappened.
Thencrashedintothegroundinafieryexplosion.Aftertheyfoundthespaceshipthey
hadfoundoutthattherewasaholerightthroughthemiddleofthecraft.Readtherestof
thestorytosee

History
ThehistorymegalightningitdidntexistantellJuly7
2011whenamannamedNicholsClydestoodonthethecoloradoplainslookingupat
somethingheneverevenseeninhiswholelifetimemegalightning!!!Megalightning
usetobeamyththathadneverbeenprovedbutwhenNicklesClidetockouthiscamar
andtockpictersofhisexperienceonhiscameraitwasproventoexist.itusetobefact
thatlightningcouldnotcomedownfromapovethecloudsbutthelightningthatnickles
tockpictersofcamedownfromabout800kminthesky.ifyoudidntknowthethe
lightningdownfrom800kmandtheexoshperestartsat500kmto1000km.

Danger
Allkindsoflightningstriketheearth,butbetween100and300hitandkill
people.Another1,500peoplearehitbutarenotkilled.Megalightningisthemost
dangerousformoflightningmegalightningisthespeedoflightthats670millionmph
wowthatsfast.Mr.StuartBeecherexplainedthathesawahugebeamoflightcome
fromsohighitlookedlikeitcamefromspace.Hesaidithitthegroundthenshotback
upintospace.Lightningisashotasthesurfaceofthesunitcanprettymuchcango
thereanythingwellnotanythingsincelightninglast0.2secondsitcantgotherethick
walls.

thingthatmakelightning
According to George CarlinElectricity is really just organized lightningthis
meansthattheelectricityweuseforphonesandtvsandotherstuffispoweredby
lightning.Lightningistentimesthesurfaceofthesuntalkaboutaheateralltherain
dropletsandicecubeshiteachotherhighupinthesky.awhilelaterthecloudgetsfilled
withelectriccharges.Whenthecloudofelectricchargesisfullandcantholdanymore
thenitgoeskaboomthenaflashoflightningcomesoutandhitstheground.

weretheyhappen
LightningaccidentshappenalloverbutitstrikesthemostattheDemocratic
Republic.Thedemocraticrepublicisanislandbelowtheunitedstatesandrightof

mexico.hereisalistofplacesmoststruckbylightning.lightningcanhappenduring
differentstormstoliketornadohurricanestsunamis.

howtoavoidbeingstruckbylightning
lightningisverydangersitcanstrikeatanymomentandthemostinthemost
unexpectedplaces.Ifyouseedarkcloudscominginyourdirectionyoushould
turnoffyourelectronicslikephones,tvs,computers,laptops,radios,and
speakers.AvoidbeingoutsideunlessabsolutelyessentialsoSTAYINSIDE!!!!!!!!
Herearesomewaystoavoidlightning

1:getawayfromanykindofwaterandstayawayfromcordswiresandpipes
2:stayinsidebecauseyoudontknowifrightinthemiddleofthestormandthats
themostlikelyspottobestruck.
3:turnofallimeanallbecauselightningisattractedtoelectricitysodontuse
yourphoneduringastormgot
me.____________________________________________
4:findaplaceinsideyourhousetochillunderjusttakesomechillpillsfallasleep
5:wakeupandcontinuewithyourday

Conclusion
LightningisoneofthemostdangerousStorms.thingsthathappenedinthepast
withlightninglikecarorairplaneaccidents.thousandsofpeopleorinjuredeveryyearor
evenkilled.Lightningisdangeroustotheenvironmentitcancausewildfireandthat
causesthefiredepartmenthastospendmillionsofdollarsandthousandsofpeople
canlosetheirhomes.Thingsthatmakelightning,ifyoureadthesectionthingsthatmake
lightningyouwouldknow.thatlightningismadebywaterandicejustcrashingintoeach

other.butitisnotyetknownwhatcreatesmagelightning.lightninghappensalloverthe
worldbutismostcommonintheDemocraticRepublic.

websitesusetomakethiss.a

1:http://usatoday
30.usatoday.com/weather/resources/askjack/archiveslightningsafety.htm

2:https://www.thunderbolts.info/tpod/2005/arch05/050223columbia.htm

3:http://vimeo.com/26110990

4:http://weatherwizkids.com/weatherlightning.htm

5:http://www.howstuffworks.com/search.php?terms=megalightning&x=0&y=0