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Lightning usually strikes an aircraft on the front side of the plane's cockpit. The edge of the cockpit window is a typical point of impact. The aluminium fuselage of the aircraft conducts electricity well, and due to that, the lightning discharge does not affect the inside of the ...
Lightning is created in the clouds due to the build-up of electrical energy. This happens when there are both ice particles and water droplets within a cloud. When these particles collide, it creates an electric charge. Generally, the lighter ice particles carry a positive charge and ...
a美女,你好 Beautiful woman, you good [translate] aNo one has been able to see exactly what happens to fish when lightning strikes a lake. If fish are swimming close to the surface and the site of the lightning strike, they may be electrocuted. Even so, experts agree that this would be...
Lightning Development While scientists aren’t exactly sure why lightning happens, they do know how it happens. It starts when an electric current forms in a cloud. When the ground is hot, it heats up the air directly above it. As warm air rises, the cloud expands, getting bigger and big...
aNo one has been able to see exactly what happens to fish when lightning strikes a lake. If fish are swimming close to the surface and the site of the lightning strike, they may be electrocuted. Even so, experts agree that this would be rare. That means for a fish dinner, you'll jus...
Jeffrey Alper, an eighth grade cancer survivor, has learned a lot about life, but there's a lot that's brand-new, such as how to fight for himself and for the people he loves.This is a hopeful and sometimes funny story about what happens when you stop surviving and start living again...
5: Clear Air Turbulence- This type of turbulence occurs at or above 15,000 feet and is felt when the plane moves in between air masses moving at different speeds or directions. "Clear turbulence has always been a problem," United Airlines Evaluator Capt. Jeff Arnold said. "Obviously thunders...
It's expected that this decision will be soon followed by a judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union. Until it happens, you must take into account that lightning strikes cases will be ruled on a case-by-case basis. But at least you have an idea of how this evolves. A...
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