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Re: The cosmic start of lightning

From Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info>
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Subject Re: The cosmic start of lightning
Date 2016-05-07 22:54 +0000
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On Sat, 07 May 2016 20:40:52 +0000, jimp wrote:

>  
> Pointy things (trees, lightning rods, etc.) cause a localized increase
> in the field which lowers the flashover point.
>

Yes, but most lightning is cloud-to-cloud and not cloud-to-ground.

Needless to say, there are no "pointy things" within clouds.

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    Re: The cosmic start of lightning Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> - 2016-05-07 22:54 +0000
      Re: The cosmic start of lightning jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-05-07 23:50 +0000
        Re: The cosmic start of lightning Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> - 2016-05-08 00:50 +0000
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