bad thing/action strike (against somebody/something) (North American English) a bad thing or action that damages somebody/something’s reputation The amount of fuel that this car uses is a big strike against it.Word Origin Idioms three strikes and you’re out | the three strikes rule ...
lightning never strikes (in the same place) twice(saying) an unusual or unpleasant event is not likely to happen in the same place or to the same people twice like (greased) lightning very fastHe leapt out of the car like lightning. ...
When lightning strikes, it is drawn to the rod, and it follows a grounding cable into the ground. Lightning rods are supposed to attract lightning, drawing it away from vulnerable structures, and they are also mounted on the roofs of some buildings so that if lightning does strike, it ...
Sometimes it's helpful to do a little recap, especially when you're learning about a phenomenon as complex as lightning. In that vein, here's our quick explanation of cloud-to-ground lightning strikes. On Earth,lightning beginswith the water cycle. As the sun heats the planet, moisture hea...
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HOW TO GET FASHIONABLY STRUCK BY LIGHTNING!: Last weekend during the MakerFaire2014 me and ArcAttack did something ELECTRIFYING, we created a wearable faraday cage dress! Hereby our process on how a collaboration like this got started! Enjoy. Muhahaha.
High above Earth, more than a hundred weather satellites (卫星) are collecting information. They send pictures of cloud patterns to scientists on Earth. They also take measurements (测量) of weather conditions, such as air temperature, air pollution and lightning strikes. The meteorologists study ...
The Hunter F 6 was retired from its day fighter role in the RAF by 1963, being replaced by the English Electric Lightning. However, many F 6s were given a new lease of life in the close air support role, after being converted into the Hunter FGA 9 variant. This had a further strength...
Lightning strikes over Gaza City following an Israeli bombardment on October 9. Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images Israeli soldiers take position near the border between Gaza and Israel on October 9. Oren Ziv/AP A Palestinian man mourns over the body of his nephew killed in an Israeli airstrike...