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While digging through lightning speeds (I got on a universe size and speed comparison kick) I realized that lightning has something known as the Return Stroke. This phase of lightning moves at around 1x10^8 m/s, nearly three full orders of magnitude higher than our current average lightning speed.
Is this stroke ever featured or used in fiction? Any lightning experts who would like to chime in? This is pretty interesting, as this return stroke is around 227x faster than 4.4x10^5 m/s.
Is this stroke ever featured or used in fiction? Any lightning experts who would like to chime in? This is pretty interesting, as this return stroke is around 227x faster than 4.4x10^5 m/s.