Don't know which part you're refering to as I can't see where I said anything about which travelled farther than the other. Please specify or leave out the irrelevant parts. (Don't forget that English isn't my first language.)
Nick -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Från: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] För Allan Fish Skickat: den 11 juli 2007 22:32 Till: [email protected] Ämne: [VFB] Now Lightning! >Chuck, > >It depends on the part of the cloud. The most common thundercloud has >one negative pole and one positive pole. The ground-to-cloud bolt goes >between the negative part of the cloud and the positive charge sent out >by objects on the ground as the negative package approaches the ground. > >Leaving what I learned in school and going further with help from a >magazine, I want to correct "up-down depends on balance in charge" >(obviously misinformed in school): The cloud-to-ground thundercloud is >a three-part cloud... positive-negative-positive. A cloud-to-ground >bolt is simply the exact opposite. It goes between the upper positive >charged part of the cloud down to the negative ground. TOTALLY it's >less common than the ground-to-cloud since it needs to be closer to the >ground (so they are more common in places with higher altitude). So, Nick. Are you telling me that the much heavier positively charged ions travel farther than the miniscule-weight electrons? I find that a tad difficult to grasp. Of course, it's be *^*&^ years sends I had physics (the class, not the tablet!). a. -- Allan Fish Greenwood, IN [EMAIL PROTECTED]
