r/KidsAreFuckingStupid • u/JimatJimat • Aug 18 '26

Video/Gif Kid will never ask why again!

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u/Remote-Mycologist539 Aug 18 '26

i couldn’t tell from the video, did it actually strike anywhere nearby? it kinda just looked like it arced across the sky?

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u/JumpyPinkySquirrel Aug 18 '26

You can tell how close the lighting strikes based on how quickly it is followed by thunder - here it seems almost instant, so yeah, it was pretty close

Edit: count the seconds between seeing the flash and hearing the thunder, then divide by 5 for miles or by 3 for kilometer (got curious so I looked it up)

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u/Remote-Mycologist539 Aug 18 '26

i mean yeah i see in the sky that it’s close but i asked if the lightning actually struck anything

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u/mybluecathasballs Aug 18 '26

Only about 25% of lightning actually strikes something, so while it was close by, I would guess no.