Lightning in So Cal

[Amol1]

What's that rule, again?

When you see lightning, you start counting and then when you hear thunder, whatever number you stopped, you divide by 5 and thats how many miles away the strike was ???

 

[screw3d]

I heard that too.. that was quite a loud few!! Made me jump :frown:

 

[Amol1]

Originally posted by: screw3d
I heard that too.. that was quite a loud few!! Made me jump :frown:

i was downstairs, multitasking while watching leno . . . saw the light shine on the garage door, definetely knew it was lightning . . .

 

[mobobuff]

I always thought it was count the seconds and how many seconds you have is how many kilometers away the strike was. No dividing.

 

[Amol1]

Originally posted by: mobobuff
I always thought it was count the seconds and how many seconds you have is how many kilometers away the strike was. No dividing.

I thought I read somewhere that for every 5 seconds you count, it's a mile away, but don't exactly remember

 

[Yossarian]

knocked my cable modem out 2 times, grrrr...

 

[screw3d]

/pets UPS

 

[TechnoKid]

Originally posted by: screw3d
/pets UPS

1000VA baby!