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Re: very long sparks




The "why" is yet to be explained.  I read this in a book on lightning some
years back.  They measured a series of over 100 photographs of lightning
discharges (natural and impulse gen.) and the average fork was 16 degrees.

Dr. Resonance



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Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2000 7:52 PM
Subject: Re: very long sparks


>Original Poster: "Scott Stephens" <Scott2-at-Mediaone-dot-net>
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>Date: Monday, January 10, 2000 10:24 PM
>Subject: Re: very long sparks
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>>Original Poster: "Dr. Resonance" <Dr.Resonance-at-next-wave-dot-net>
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>>Bert, Stan
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>>You might also note in your analysis the average forking in a lightning
>>discharge is 16 degrees.  This also applies to other forms of high voltage
>>discharges as well.
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>>Dr. Resonance
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>Why?
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>Scott
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