Struck by lightning...(in your face)
Ah...the healthy debate. This one took place at McDonald's yesterday during the middle of a thunderstorm, and somehow we started talking about how to calculate lightning's distance by counting the number of seconds until you heard the thunder.
Candidate #1: Me. Having just read this information in a magazine while I was in the waiting room of the eye doctor, I confidently said, "Count the seconds, then divide by 5. That's roughly how many miles away lightning is." So, 5 seconds = 1 mile away; 15 seconds = 3 miles away.
You'd thought I'd just sinned by the responses I got. Stacey and J-mo both retorted, "No, that's not it."
Candidate #2: J-mo. He argued that thunder travels about a mile a second, so...5 seconds = 5 miles away; 15 seconds = 15 miles away.
Candidate #3: Stacey. She argued that thunder travels 5 miles per second, too, but INSISTED that you multiplied the seconds by 5. So, 5 seconds = 25 miles away. 15 seconds = 75 miles away.
So, in spite of my best attempts to argue the contrary, finding myself outnumbered I mumbled something like, "Whatever," and went back to enjoying my cheeseburger and fries and laughing at Jordan's reluctance to try out the personality-testing machine. So, what's the truth in all of this? Well, I did some research, and here's what I found...
"Count or time with a watch the number of seconds between seeing a lightning flashing and hearing thunder. Divide the number of seconds by five to get the number of miles away the lightning is." - (http://www.northcoast.com/~discover/kids_invent_ex7.html)
"If 15 seconds elapse between seeing a lightning bolt and hearing its thunder, the lightning was about three miles away." - (http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wlight1.htm)
So, who was right? Me. Yes, me. That pudgy guy eating the 2 cheeseburger value meal. Count the seconds and divide by 5...yes, Stacey, DIVIDE.
So, in a lightning storm, who (of those at Mickey D's yesterday) would have the best chance of survival?
ME - WOULD SURVIVE: I would have the best chance of taking cover and saving my life, since I was right.
J-MO - WOULD SURVIVE: J-mo would probably also survive, since at least his theory would have him seeking shelter before Stacey.
STACEY - GET ZOCKED! Hmm...maybe I'll need to consult with her about the value of her life insurance policy, since that lightning she thought to be 15 miles away was only 1 mile away. LOL.
KYLE - GET ZOCKED! Well, he didn't engage the debate at all (nor seemed to care), so he'd probably walk outside and his last word on this earth would probably be a shouted right as the lightning struck the top of his head: "What??"
JORDAN - WOULD SURVIVE: She tended to side with Stacey's logic, but for some reason, I don't think lightning would waste its time on her.
Now, has it been an act of Christian love and fellowship to talk about this and shout, "Ooh, I was right! I was right!"?? Well, maybe not...well, definitely not. But being around someone with the correct information might just save your life, you argumentative boobs. Hehe...
Don't flame me.
Candidate #1: Me. Having just read this information in a magazine while I was in the waiting room of the eye doctor, I confidently said, "Count the seconds, then divide by 5. That's roughly how many miles away lightning is." So, 5 seconds = 1 mile away; 15 seconds = 3 miles away.
You'd thought I'd just sinned by the responses I got. Stacey and J-mo both retorted, "No, that's not it."
Candidate #2: J-mo. He argued that thunder travels about a mile a second, so...5 seconds = 5 miles away; 15 seconds = 15 miles away.
Candidate #3: Stacey. She argued that thunder travels 5 miles per second, too, but INSISTED that you multiplied the seconds by 5. So, 5 seconds = 25 miles away. 15 seconds = 75 miles away.
So, in spite of my best attempts to argue the contrary, finding myself outnumbered I mumbled something like, "Whatever," and went back to enjoying my cheeseburger and fries and laughing at Jordan's reluctance to try out the personality-testing machine. So, what's the truth in all of this? Well, I did some research, and here's what I found...
"Count or time with a watch the number of seconds between seeing a lightning flashing and hearing thunder. Divide the number of seconds by five to get the number of miles away the lightning is." - (http://www.northcoast.com/~discover/kids_invent_ex7.html)
"If 15 seconds elapse between seeing a lightning bolt and hearing its thunder, the lightning was about three miles away." - (http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wlight1.htm)
So, who was right? Me. Yes, me. That pudgy guy eating the 2 cheeseburger value meal. Count the seconds and divide by 5...yes, Stacey, DIVIDE.
So, in a lightning storm, who (of those at Mickey D's yesterday) would have the best chance of survival?
ME - WOULD SURVIVE: I would have the best chance of taking cover and saving my life, since I was right.
J-MO - WOULD SURVIVE: J-mo would probably also survive, since at least his theory would have him seeking shelter before Stacey.
STACEY - GET ZOCKED! Hmm...maybe I'll need to consult with her about the value of her life insurance policy, since that lightning she thought to be 15 miles away was only 1 mile away. LOL.
KYLE - GET ZOCKED! Well, he didn't engage the debate at all (nor seemed to care), so he'd probably walk outside and his last word on this earth would probably be a shouted right as the lightning struck the top of his head: "What??"
JORDAN - WOULD SURVIVE: She tended to side with Stacey's logic, but for some reason, I don't think lightning would waste its time on her.
Now, has it been an act of Christian love and fellowship to talk about this and shout, "Ooh, I was right! I was right!"?? Well, maybe not...well, definitely not. But being around someone with the correct information might just save your life, you argumentative boobs. Hehe...
Don't flame me.
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