By Walt Hickey Bright A new study has found that lightning bolts shine brighter when the water they strike is saltier — a finding that not only illustrates some bedrock electrochemical principles, but also would make a really solid embroidery throw pillow, if you ask me. About 90 percent of lightning bolts strike continental land, but the bright superbolts are more likely to be found at sea. Under laboratory conditions, water from the Dead Sea — which is 680 times saltier than water sampled from the Sea of Galilee —
Numlock News: January 5, 2021 • Lightning Bolts, Cassette Tapes, Rhinos
Numlock News: January 5, 2021 • Lightning…
Numlock News: January 5, 2021 • Lightning Bolts, Cassette Tapes, Rhinos
By Walt Hickey Bright A new study has found that lightning bolts shine brighter when the water they strike is saltier — a finding that not only illustrates some bedrock electrochemical principles, but also would make a really solid embroidery throw pillow, if you ask me. About 90 percent of lightning bolts strike continental land, but the bright superbolts are more likely to be found at sea. Under laboratory conditions, water from the Dead Sea — which is 680 times saltier than water sampled from the Sea of Galilee —