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Lightning never strikes the same place. What is that?

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Lightning never strikes the same place. What is that?

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Is a long held myth that ensures that lightning doesn't strike twice in the same place.

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So if it as a myth, can you disprove it?

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So if it as a myth, can you disprove it?

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Yes! It has been proven that even though there is a small chance of being struck by lightning, there is a high probability that lightning strikes in the same place, according to The Weather Network.

Link for the video
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-48235462

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So, is there more information to disprove it? 

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So, is there more information to disprove it? 

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Actually, we have 3 main arguments which proves that lightning can strike in the same place

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Lightning tends to strike the tallest objects, like skyscrapers because the electric current is attracted to the easiest path. As an example, there is the Empire State Building located in New York, which is hit by lightning an average of 25 times a year.

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Lightning is mainly electricity created from a collision from ice and water particles. At the same time, these collisions form an electrical charge with both negative and positive charges. However, since negative charge goes to the bottom they are likely to attract the positive charges from the ground. Therefore, it is possible for lightning to strike in the same place since it is mainly defined by the charges. (Check the image for visual reference)

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Lightning typically strikes the same place over and over again because the electrical discharge follows the path of least resistance.

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If you want to check more information, you can check the websites we visited! 

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If you want to check more information, you can check the websites we visited! 

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| Cited in APA 7 |

Forest Preserve District Will County. (2020). Myth buster: Lightning can strike the same place twice. Accelerator. Retrieved January 18, 2023, from https://www.reconnectwithnature.org/news-events/the-buzz/myth-buster-lightning-can-strike-same-place-twice/

Helmenstine, A. (2021, May 3). Can lightning strike the same place twice? Science Notes and Projects. Retrieved January 18, 2023, from https://sciencenotes.org/can-lightning-strike-the-same-place-twice /

Simpson, T. (2023, January 17). Can lightning strike the same place twice? The Weather Network. Retrieved January 18, 2023, from https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weather/seasonal/can-lightning-strike-the-same-place-twice

NOAA. (2020, August 19). 5 striking facts versus myths about Lightning you should know. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 18, 2023, from https://www.noaa.gov/stories/5-striking-facts-versus-myths-about-lightning-you-should-know

The Empire State Building . (2023). Facts & figures. Facts & Figures | Empire State Building. Retrieved January 18, 2023, from https://www.esbnyc.com/about/facts-figures

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We remind you that every single website that we took the information from, is considered by us as reliable. Because some are governmental sites, another one is written by teachers with advanced academic degrees and others were created for the solely purpose of informing society. Additionally, they all have been backed up by other reliable sources where we found similar information (or same idea / data).

If you want to check a longer version of this whole padlet, please click the link below!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CMXTE6zqjafVeEia_Er8X2akH8I9J8xD7r2ML-mZxIQ/edit?usp=sharing