How many lumens does a bolt of lightning puts out?
- Thread starter Spango
- Start date
Help Support Candle Power Flashlight Forum
Rothrandir
Flashaholic
that would require one honking integrating sphere! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon15.gif
flownosaj
Flashlight Enthusiast
1.21 jigalumens...
No, wait--does that power the DeLorian as well?
-Jason
No, wait--does that power the DeLorian as well?
-Jason
NightStorm
Flashlight Enthusiast
Only if you have a "Mister Fusion" or plutonium, Marty...er, Jason. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Dan
No wait, lightning works too.
Dan
No wait, lightning works too.
flownosaj
Flashlight Enthusiast
Well, we need the flux capacitor to make it work anyway... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif
Enough thread hijacking from me. If I had a measuring device I'd be able to get a good reading--storms rolling through Central TX right now. Good lightning bolt every 45-80 seconds...
-Jason
Enough thread hijacking from me. If I had a measuring device I'd be able to get a good reading--storms rolling through Central TX right now. Good lightning bolt every 45-80 seconds...
-Jason
NightStorm
Flashlight Enthusiast
The problem is every lightning bolt is an individual. Even in bolt type lightning there are sub types. The other problem is that light is effected by the law of inverse square (double the distance, its 4 times weaker), so how do you set a standard distance for measurement when you can never be quite sure where its going to strike. There, back on topic.
Dan
Dan
SilverFox
Flashaholic
Perhaps CPF could get a grant to study this...
Tom
Tom
bigcozy
Enlightened
I live next to a big open golf course and we had a big time light show two nights ago. I noticed a tremedous difference in certain ground strikes, and I think it was related to whether they hit water (water traps on course). The ones that I think did were blinding and the ones that didn't were less bright. Didn't some university build a thing that shot small missiles up in the air to get struck by lighting so they could measure things?
BlindedByTheLite
Flashlight Enthusiast
i'm not sure.. i'll look into it..
but..
i know that a lightning bolt can put out more heat than the surface of the sun..
but..
i know that a lightning bolt can put out more heat than the surface of the sun..
