query: who holds the record for most lightning strikes

pos: Roy Sullivan Most of those were males between 20 and 40 years old caught outdoors. Roy Sullivan Roy Cleveland Sullivan (February 7, 1912 – September 28, 1983) was a United States park ranger in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. Between 1942 and 1977, Sullivan was hit by lightning on seven different occasions and survived all of them. For this reason, he gained a nickname "Human Lightning Conductor" and "Human Lightning Rod". Sullivan is recognized by Guinness World Records as the person struck by lightning more recorded times than any other human being. Sullivan was born in Greene County, Virginia, on February 7,

neg: Paleolightning lightning, etc.) and other feedback mechanisms were neglected, so the significance of the results is still an area of discussion. Indicators of lightning activity in the geologic record are often difficult to decipher. For example, fossil charcoals from the Late Triassic could potentially be the result of lightning-induced wildfires. Even though lightning strikes are, for the most part, instantaneous events, evidence of lightning activity from past climate can be found in unique minerals called fulgurite. Because lightning strikes are extremely hot, when lightning channels reach the ground, they can fuse siliceous, carbonaceous, and calcareous components of soil to create glassy,

neg: 2013 extreme weather events °C, was recorded on June 26, 2013, in Liperi. The hot weather brought unusual numbers of thunderstorms and lightning strikes. For June, 78,000 lightning strikes were recorded; the most recorded since June 1995. The single-day record, 28,500 lightning strikes, was recorded on June 27, the highest daily count for the 2000s and 2010s. May and June 2013 were both among the warmest five Mays and Junes in Finland's history. Germany and areas of Central Europe had their wettest ever May, followed by the severe flooding during the 2013 European floods. In late June 2013, an intense heat wave struck Southwestern

neg: Lightning Strikes (band) announced that Lightning Strikes had signed a worldwide record deal with German label Pure Legend Records. Issued on November 18, 2016, the album’s release was accompanied by a promotional video for the song "Death Valley", featuring Tony Martin. A second video for the band’s cover of the Deep Purple classic "Our Lady" followed in conjunction with the album’s wider North American release in January 2017. "Lightning Strikes" enjoyed its biggest success in Japan where the album entered the Burrn! magazine Import Charts and stayed there for 3 months peaking at Nr. 6. A limited edition vinyl version of "Lightning Strikes",

neg: Jim Valentine in Manchester. He remained with the club until 1901. Jim Valentine holds Swinton's "Most Tries in a Rugby Union Season" record, with 48-tries scored during the 1888–89 season. However, Johnny Stopford holds Swinton's "Most Tries in a Rugby League Season" record, with 42-tries scored during the 1963–64 season. Valentine was killed when he, his wife and her sister were struck by lightning while on holiday in Barmouth in Wales on 25 July 1904. The severe storm caused the death of several other people who were struck by lightning, although Valentine's wife and her sister recovered. According to one report, Valentine,

neg: Lightning Strikes Twice (1951 film) Lightning Strikes Twice (1951 film) Lightning Strikes Twice is a 1951 American drama film starring Ruth Roman and Richard Todd. Once a rancher, Richard Trevelyan (Richard Todd) is now on a Texas prison's death row. But he wins a new trial, then a complete acquittal when a lone juror holds out. Actress Shelley Carnes (Ruth Roman) is on her way to a Texas dude ranch for a rest. Along the way, she meets ranchers J.D. (Frank Conroy) and Myra Nolan (Kathryn Givney) and ends up borrowing their car. Lost in a storm, she encounters Trevelyan by chance. It turns out

neg: Lightning Strikes (band) to jam together and came up with the name Lightning Strikes. The band began to take shape in earnest when Mkhsigevorkian introduced guitarist Levon Zeytounzian to Maksudian and Mike Kazarian joined on bass. Maksudian eventually approached vocalist Harout Khatchoyan about singing for the band after hearing him perform Elvis Presley and Rockabilly style songs. By 1985, Lightning Strikes were up and running playing their inaugural show at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel ballroom in and getting ready to record their debut single when bassist Mike Kazarian quit due to musical differences. He was replaced by Cat Tate with whom the band

neg: Lightning Strikes (band) entered the studio to record the "Lightning Strikes" b/w "Lottery Ticket" 7" single; keyboardist John Harjo was also brought in for the purpose of these sessions. The single was released in mid-1986 and received airplay on local radio stations KMET, KLOS and KCME. Keyboardist Brook Hansen would join the band as a full-time member as Lightning Strikes began to make inroads on the Southern California club scene playing venues such the Roxy, Country Club, Jezebel’s and opening up for Faster Pussycat at the Troubadour. Still, by late 1986 the members went their separate ways with only Maksudian left to carry

neg: Lightning Strikes (band) Lightning Strikes (band) Lightning Strikes are an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California originally formed in 1984 and resurrected again in 2011 by drummer/founder Karpis Maksudian with different musicians, most notably guest vocalist Tony Martin of Black Sabbath fame. Lightning Strikes carry the distinction of being the first all-Armenian-American rock band of note preceding System of a Down by a decade. The band has a now highly collectible 7” single, released in 1986, and 2016 full-length album to their credit. The origins of Lightning Strikes go back to 1983 when drummer Karpis Maksudian and guitarist Levon Mkhsigevorkian started

neg: Lightning Strikes (band) including both cuts from the band's 1986 single as bonus tracks, was released in November 2017, along with a video for the song "Can't Cross the Rainbow". Lightning Strikes (band) Lightning Strikes are an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California originally formed in 1984 and resurrected again in 2011 by drummer/founder Karpis Maksudian with different musicians, most notably guest vocalist Tony Martin of Black Sabbath fame. Lightning Strikes carry the distinction of being the first all-Armenian-American rock band of note preceding System of a Down by a decade. The band has a now highly collectible 7” single, released

neg: Distribution of lightning lightning strikes. The place where lightning occurs most often (according to the data from 2004 to 2005) is near the small village of Kifuka in the mountains of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the elevation is around . This region received 158 lightning strikes per square kilometer (409 per sq mi) a year. Above the Catatumbo river, which feeds Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, Catatumbo lightning flashes several times per minute and this place has the highest number of lightning strikes per square kilometer in the world. Singapore has one of the highest rates of lightning activity in the

neg: Lightning rod ground component. During "cloud-to-ground" lightning, these oppositely charged components usually "meet" somewhere in the atmosphere well above the earth to equalize previously unbalanced charges. The heat generated as this electric current flows through flammable materials is the hazard which lightning protection systems attempt to mitigate by providing a low-resistance path for the lightning circuit. No lightning protection system can be relied upon to "contain" or "control" lightning completely (nor thus far, to prevent lightning strikes entirely), but they do seem to help immensely on most occasions of lightning strikes. Steel framed structures can bond the structural members to earth to

neg: Paul Hornung injury forced him to retire during training camp. Taylor & Hornung were affectionately known as "Thunder & Lightning" by Packer fans of the early 1960s. Hornung holds the record for most games with 30+ points (2), the most games with 25+ points (3), and the most games with 13 points in a season (8 games in 1960). He also holds the dubious distinction of having missed an NFL record 26 field goals in a season, doing so in 1964. Hornung was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1985, the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986, and

neg: Lightning Strikes (Loudness album) Lightning Strikes (Loudness album) Lightning Strikes is the sixth studio album by the Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. The album, which was released on July 25, 1986, remained 15 weeks in the U.S. charts, peaking at #64 ("Billboard" 200). The album was produced by Max Norman. Lyrics for the album are credited to Loudness, even though producer Max Norman did a lot of uncredited work on them. The album begins with the most commercial sounding song on the album, "Let It Go." However, the rest of the album is in a heavier mold, and is in a relatively similar style

neg: Pelmorex down to a 1 square kilometer grid – making it one of highest resolution forecasting systems available. Pelmorex also developed PointCast™, a system that delivers weather information for specific postal or ZIP codes that provides the most accurate weather down to 1 kilometer. The Pelmorex Lightning Detection Network detects and locates lightning strikes across Canada. Sensors are positioned throughout the country and use sophisticated electronics and GPS technology to detect radio waves generated by lightning activity, locating 90-95% of all cloud to ground lightning strikes within 250 metres of the strike location. Developed in partnership with federal, provincial and territorial

neg: Lightning Strikes (Loudness album) to the previous album, "Thunder in the East". The album is known as Shadows of War in Japan, where it was released on March 24, 1986. The tracks are in a different order, and the song "Ashes in the Sky" is known as "Shadows of War." There is also a slight difference in some vocal melodies and arrangements, most notably an extended musical outro to "One Thousand Eyes". All music by Akira Takasaki, except "Face to Face" by Masayoshi Yamashita. Lyrics by Minoru Niihara Lightning Strikes (Loudness album) Lightning Strikes is the sixth studio album by the Japanese heavy metal

neg: Paleolightning Paleolightning Paleolightning is the study of lightning activity throughout Earth's history. Some studies have speculated that lightning activity played a crucial role in the development of not only Earth's early atmosphere, but also early life. Lightning, a non-biological process, has been found to produce biologically useful material through the oxidation and reduction of inorganic matter. Research on the impact of lightning on Earth's atmosphere continues today, especially with regard to feedback mechanisms of lightning-produced nitrate compounds on atmospheric composition and global average temperatures. Detecting lightning activity in the geologic record can be difficult, given the instantaneous nature of lightning strikes

neg: Lightning rod restored. The statue was designed with multiple devices that are tipped with platinum. The Washington Monument also was equipped with multiple lightning points, and the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor gets hit by lightning, which is shunted to ground. A "lightning protection system" is designed to protect a structure from damage due to lightning strikes by intercepting such strikes and safely passing their extremely high currents to ground. A lightning protection system includes a network of air terminals, bonding conductors, and ground electrodes designed to provide a low impedance path to ground for potential strikes. Lightning protection systems

neg: Lightning rod lightning strikes per year per mi² for the region. For example, a small building will be less likely to be struck than a large one, and a building in an area with a high density of lightning strikes will be more likely to be struck than one in an area with a low density of lightning strikes. The National Fire Protection Association provides a risk assessment worksheet in their lightning protection standard. The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) lightning risk-assessment comprises four parts: loss of living beings, loss of service to public, loss of cultural heritage, and loss of economic value.

neg: Climate of Florida lightning deaths has been slowly dropping despite a rising population, suggesting that lightning awareness programs are effective. The most likely targets of lightning strikes are construction workers and others who work outside, though 12 percent of the cases occurred indoors to people using electronic devices. Severe thunderstorms can sometimes produce hail, very strong straight line winds and tornadoes. Very heavy rainfall from thunderstorms can result in flash flooding. Thunderstorms occur most often during the summer but can occur at any time of the year. There are more tornadoes per square mile in Florida than any other state. However, these tornadoes

neg: Automated airport weather station fed into ALDARS, which in turn sends messages to each automated airport station informing it of the proximity of any lightning strikes. Lightning strikes within of the station result in a report of a thunderstorm "at" the station (TS). Lightning strikes more than but less than from the station result in a report of a thunderstorm "in the vicinity of" the station (VCTS). Lightning more than but less than from the station results only in a remark of "distant lightning" (LTG DSNT). However, some stations now have their own lightning sensor to actually measure lightning strikes at the site rather

neg: Lightning strike lightning strikes at longer distances; if the longwave band (153–279 kHz) is available, using it can increase this range even further. Lightning detection systems have been developed and may be deployed in locations where lightning strikes present special risks, such as public parks. Such systems are designed to detect the conditions which are believed to favor lightning strikes and provide a warning to those in the vicinity to allow them to take appropriate cover. The U.S. National Lightning Safety Institute advises American citizens to have a plan for their safety when a thunderstorm occurs and to commence it as soon

neg: Lightning Strikes (Aerosmith song) band's performance and the streets, and baseball bats striking melons in the air. Lightning Strikes (Aerosmith song) "Lightning Strikes" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was released as the first of two singles from the band's 1982 album "Rock in a Hard Place". It is notable as Aerosmith's only charting single from the lineup without guitarist Joe Perry, who was replaced by Jimmy Crespo after he left the band in 1979. The song was written by Steven Tyler, Jimmy Crespo and Richie Supa, a friend and collaborator of the band. Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford recorded his

neg: Lightning Strikes (Aerosmith song) Lightning Strikes (Aerosmith song) "Lightning Strikes" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was released as the first of two singles from the band's 1982 album "Rock in a Hard Place". It is notable as Aerosmith's only charting single from the lineup without guitarist Joe Perry, who was replaced by Jimmy Crespo after he left the band in 1979. The song was written by Steven Tyler, Jimmy Crespo and Richie Supa, a friend and collaborator of the band. Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford recorded his parts before leaving the band. The song was released as a promotional single

neg: Electron precipitation restored a couple of days afterwards. EEP ozone depletion studies are important for monitoring the safety of Earth's environment and variations in the solar cycle. Electron precipitation can be caused by VLF waves from powerful transmitter based communications and lightning storms. Lightning-induced electron precipitation (also referred to as LEP) occurs when lightning strikes the Earth. When a bolt of lightning strikes the ground, an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) is released which can hit the trapped electrons in the radiation belt. The electrons are then dislodged and "precipitate" into the Earth's atmosphere. Because the EMP caused by lightning strikes is so powerful

neg: Lightning rod pit in the metal—to the complete destruction of the structure. When there is no evidence, analyzing the strikes is difficult. This means that a strike on an uninstrumented structure must be visually confirmed, and the random behavior of lightning renders such observations difficult. There are also inventors working on this problem, such as through a lightning rocket. While controlled experiments may be off in the future, very good data is being obtained through techniques which use radio receivers that watch for the characteristic electrical 'signature' of lightning strikes using fixed directional antennas. Through accurate timing and triangulation techniques, lightning strikes

neg: Distribution of lightning world. The city of Teresina in northern Brazil has the third-highest rate of occurrences of lightning strikes in the world. The surrounding region is referred to as the "Chapada do Corisco" ("Flash Lightning Flatlands"). In the United States, the west coast has the fewest lightning strikes, and Central Florida sees more lightning than any other area. Florida has the largest number of recorded strikes during summer. Much of Florida is a peninsula, bordered by the ocean on three sides with a subtropical climate. The result is the nearly daily development of clouds that produce thunderstorms. For example, in what is

neg: Lightning strike flash lasts only a fraction of a second. Most of the early formative and propagation stages are much dimmer and not visible to the human eye. Lightning strikes can injure humans in several different ways: Lightning strikes can produce severe injuries, and have a mortality rate of between 10% and 30%, with up to 80% of survivors sustaining long-term injuries. These severe injuries are not usually caused by thermal burns, since the current is too brief to greatly heat up tissues; instead, nerves and muscles may be directly damaged by the high voltage producing holes in their cell membranes, a

neg: Wind turbine design the composite surface greatly improves erosion resistance. CNFs have also been shown to provide good electrical conductivity (important for lightning strikes), high damping ratio, and good impact-friction resistance. These properties make CNF-based nanopaper a prospective coating for wind turbine blades. Another important source of degradation for turbine blades is lightning damage, which over the course of a normal 25-year lifetime is expected to experience a number of lightning strikes throughout its service. The range of damage caused from lightning strikes goes from merely surface level scorching and cracking of the laminate material, to ruptures in the blade or full separation

neg: Distribution of lightning called "Lightning Alley", an area from Tampa to Orlando, there are as many as 50 strikes per square mile (about 20 per km) per year. The Empire State Building in New York City is struck by lightning on average 23 times each year, and was once struck 8 times in 24 minutes. Before technology was developed to accurately detect and record lightning flashes, climatologies were based upon the number of audible detection of thunder. The keraunic (or ceraunic) level was the average number of days per year when thunder was heard in a given area. A map of isokeraunic contours

neg: Lightning rod are used to prevent or lessen lightning strike damage to structures. Lightning protection systems mitigate the fire hazard which lightning strikes pose to structures. A lightning protection system provides a low-impedance path for the lightning current to lessen the heating effect of current flowing through flammable structural materials. If lightning travels through porous and water-saturated materials, these materials may literally explode if their water content is flashed to steam by heat produced from the high current. This is why trees are often shattered by lightning strikes. Because of the high energy and current levels associated with lightning (currents can be

neg: Lightning of Jesus is compared to lightning. The expression "Lightning never strikes twice (in the same place)" is similar to "Opportunity never knocks twice" in the vein of a "once in a lifetime" opportunity, "i.e.", something that is generally considered improbable. Lightning occurs frequently and more so in specific areas. Since various factors alter the probability of strikes at any given location, repeat lightning strikes have a very low probability (but are not impossible). Similarly, "A bolt from the blue" refers to something totally unexpected. Some political parties use lightning flashes as a symbol of power, such as the People's Action

neg: Lightning Strikes (band) Strikes line-up including bassist Cat Tate, who had played on the band’s 1986 single, guitarist Rob Math, a member of Leatherwolf and Player, and Brazilian vocalist Nando Fernandes who came recommended by way of noted guitarist/producer Roy Z. Re-working some of the band’s old unreleased material and writing new songs, Maksudian started recording what would become the eponymous Lightning Strikes debut album, pulling in well known guests musicians, including keyboardist Derek Sherinian, vocalist Tony Martin, and vocalist Noah of Japanese visual kei artists Avanchick, to assist in the effort, with Roy Z mixing the album. In September 2016 it was

neg: Lightning return strokes, dart leaders and subsequent return strokes. Cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning is either positive or negative, as defined by the direction of the conventional electric current from cloud to ground. Most CG lightning is negative, meaning that a negative charge is transferred to ground and electrons travel downward along the lightning channel. The reverse happens in a positive CG flash, where electrons travel upward along the lightning channel and a positive charge is transferred to the ground. Positive lightning is less common than negative lightning, and on average makes up less than 5% of all lightning strikes. There are six

neg: Lightning strikes the ground (as opposed to lightning in general); often it is a cognate of the English word "rays". The name of New Zealand's most celebrated thoroughbred horse, Phar Lap, derives from the shared Zhuang and Thai word for lightning. The bolt of lightning in heraldry is called a thunderbolt and is shown as a zigzag with non-pointed ends. This symbol usually represents power and speed. The lightning bolt is used to represent the instantaneous communication capabilities of electrically powered telegraphs and radios. It was a commonly used motif in Art Deco design, especially the zig-zag Art Deco design of

neg: Dry thunderstorm Dry thunderstorm A dry thunderstorm or heat storm is a thunderstorm that produces thunder and lightning, but most or all of its precipitation evaporates before reaching the ground. Dry lightning refers to lightning strikes occurring in this situation. Both are so common in the American West that they are sometimes used interchangeably. The latter term is a technical misnomer since lightning itself is neither wet nor dry. Dry thunderstorms occur essentially in dry conditions, and their lightning is a major cause of wildfires. Because of that, the National Weather Service, and other agencies around the world, issue forecasts for its

neg: Lightning Strikes (Aceyalone album) Lightning Strikes (Aceyalone album) Lightning Strikes is a studio album by American rapper Aceyalone. It was released on Decon in 2007. The production is handled by Bionik. Nate Patrin of "Pitchfork" gave the album a 5.5 out of 10, saying, "The problem is that, even with Aceyalone's lyrical style toned down a little, the attempted merging of underground rap and pop-reggae makes "Lightning Strikes" sort of a mess, even if it's the kind of mess where half the tracks are fairly likable." Scott Thill of "XLR8R" gave the album a 7 out of 10, saying, "Yes, anything from Acey is

neg: Lightning Strikes (Aceyalone album) worth your cash, but I can't wait until he goes retro with analog drums on reel-to-reel." Lightning Strikes (Aceyalone album) Lightning Strikes is a studio album by American rapper Aceyalone. It was released on Decon in 2007. The production is handled by Bionik. Nate Patrin of "Pitchfork" gave the album a 5.5 out of 10, saying, "The problem is that, even with Aceyalone's lyrical style toned down a little, the attempted merging of underground rap and pop-reggae makes "Lightning Strikes" sort of a mess, even if it's the kind of mess where half the tracks are fairly likable." Scott Thill

neg: Roy Sullivan as 1:10000. If the lightning strikes were independent events, the probability of being hit seven times would be 1:10000 = 1:10. These numbers do not quite apply to Sullivan, however, who by the nature of his work was more exposed to storms than the average person. Virginia, where he lived, averages 35 to 45 thunderstorm days per year, most of which fall in June, July, and August. Between 1959 and 2000 lightning killed 58 people and injured at least 238 people in Virginia. In the United States, 3239 people were killed and 13,057 injured by lightning in the same period.

neg: Hammer of the Gods (2009 film) of the Gods. Back at the village, the guards are attacked and killed by werewolves. As the group cross a wooden bridge, Freyja sees a vision of Baldur sacrificing his life. The group hears screaming, and Baldur orders everyone back to the village. They arrive to find their men were gone. Baldur decides to return to the ship to fetch the rest of the crew. Thor has another vision: this time, the warrior holds the hammer to the heavens, and lightning strikes the hammer, filling it with power. Seeing this, Thor feels the lightning himself. Freyja tells him his visions

neg: SCW Tag Team Championship (Georgia) SCW Tag Team Championship (Georgia) The SCW Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship in Southern Championship Wrestling (SCW). It remained active until early-1990 when SCW was closed. The inaugural champions were "Wildfire" Tommy Rich and Ted Oates, who defeated Bob Orton, Jr. and "Dirty" Dick Slater in a tournament final in 1988 to become the first SCW Tag Team Champions. Thunder & Lightning (Steve Lawler and Dino Minelli) holds the record for most reigns, with two. At 68 days, Thunder & Lightning's first reign is the longest in the title's history. Overall, there have been 12

neg: SCW Tag Team Championship (Georgia) reigns shared between 11 wrestlers, with one vacancy, and 1 deactivation. SCW Tag Team Championship (Georgia) The SCW Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship in Southern Championship Wrestling (SCW). It remained active until early-1990 when SCW was closed. The inaugural champions were "Wildfire" Tommy Rich and Ted Oates, who defeated Bob Orton, Jr. and "Dirty" Dick Slater in a tournament final in 1988 to become the first SCW Tag Team Champions. Thunder & Lightning (Steve Lawler and Dino Minelli) holds the record for most reigns, with two. At 68 days, Thunder & Lightning's first reign is

neg: Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII standard versions of an enemy, a final version appears as a boss. Defeating it will yield a high reward and make the enemy type extinct in an area of the game. When Lightning attacks an enemy, or they attack her, the battle starts. If Lightning strikes a monster, they lose a small portion of health, while if the enemy strikes Lightning first, she will lose health. As Lightning performs attacks, her ATB meter is drained and she must switch to another assigned garb: the depleted garb's meter recharges while not being used. Lightning utilizes her many swords for short-range melee

neg: William J. Borucki William J. Borucki William J. (Bill) Borucki (born 1939) is a space scientist who worked at the NASA Ames Research Center. Upon joining NASA in 1962, Borucki designed the heat shields for Apollo program spacecraft. He later turned his attention to the optical efficiency of lightning strikes in the atmospheres of planets, investigating the propensity that these lightning strikes could create molecules that would later become the precursors for life. Subsequently, Borucki's attention turned to extrasolar planets and their detection, particularly through the transit method. In light of this work, Borucki was named the principal investigator for NASA's "Kepler" mission,

neg: A Gente Mora no Agora on July 28 and co-written by Nando Reis, another former member of Titãs, inspired by the deaths of Miklos' parents and also his wife Rachel, who died of cancer in 2013. About its creating process, Miklos said: "País Elétrico" is a collaboration with Erasmo Carlos and inspired by his song "Pega na Mentira" ("Grab the Lie"). It plays on the fact that Brazil is the country with most lightning strikes in the world and the expression "May lightning strike me if I'm lying" to suggest that it is the country where people lie the most in the world. About "Não

neg: 2004 Alaska wildfires warm and wet in comparison to typical Interior Alaska summer climate. Much of the rain over the summer of 2004 came during thunderstorms, which resulted in record amounts of lightning triggering many of the original fires near Fairbanks, Alaska. Wildfires are prone to develop in areas with frequent lightning strikes. After months of lightning and increased temperatures, an uncharacteristically dry August resulted in fires continuing through September. Alaska has a climate that of the boreal zone, more commonly known as the Taiga. The boreal zone, across the globe, makes up more than 25% of global forests, and when wildfires occur

neg: Harvesting lightning energy lightning is the impossibility of predicting when and where thunderstorms will occur. Even during a storm, it is very difficult to tell where exactly lightning will strike. Lightning strikes the most in northwestern Venezuela and the far east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Guinness Book of World Records lists Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo as having 28 lightning flashes each minute. To facilitate the harvesting of lightning, a laser-induced plasma channel (LIPC) could theoretically be used to allow lightning to strike in a predictable location. A high power laser could be used to form an ionized column of gas, which

neg: Lightning rod one or more grounding or earthing terminals. Connections to the earth electrodes must not only have low resistance, but must have low self-inductance. An example of a structure vulnerable to lightning is a wooden barn. When lightning strikes the barn, the wooden structure and its contents may be ignited by the heat generated by lightning current conducted through parts of the structure. A basic lightning protection system would provide a conductive path between an air terminal and earth, so that most of the lightning's current will follow the path of the lightning protection system, with substantially less current traveling through

neg: Dry thunderstorm occur, and produce clouds and lightning. They are similar to any cumulus cloud but ingest extra particulates from the fire. This increases the voltage difference between the base and the top of the cloud, helping to produce lightning. Dry thunderstorm A dry thunderstorm or heat storm is a thunderstorm that produces thunder and lightning, but most or all of its precipitation evaporates before reaching the ground. Dry lightning refers to lightning strikes occurring in this situation. Both are so common in the American West that they are sometimes used interchangeably. The latter term is a technical misnomer since lightning itself

neg: Thunderstorm produces a concentrated amount of extreme heat. Direct damage caused by lightning strikes occurs on occasion. In areas with a high frequency for cloud-to-ground lightning, like Florida, lightning causes several fatalities per year, most commonly to people working outside. Acid rain is also a frequent risk produced by lightning. Distilled water has a neutral pH of 7. “Clean” or unpolluted rain has a slightly acidic pH of about 5.2, because carbon dioxide and water in the air react together to form carbonic acid, a weak acid (pH 5.6 in distilled water), but unpolluted rain also contains other chemicals. Nitric oxide

neg: Storm to gas pipes. Direct damage caused by lightning strikes occurs on occasion. In areas with a high frequency for cloud-to-ground lightning, like Florida, lightning causes several fatalities per year, most commonly to people working outside. Precipitation with low potential of hydrogen levels (pH), otherwise known as acid rain, is also a frequent risk produced by lightning. Distilled water, which contains no carbon dioxide, has a neutral pH of 7. Liquids with a pH less than 7 are acidic, and those with a pH greater than 7 are bases. “Clean” or unpolluted rain has a slightly acidic pH of about 5.2,

neg: Lightning injuries Lightning injuries Lightning injuries are injuries caused by lightning strikes. They result from three factors: While sudden death is common because of the huge voltage of a lightning strike, survivors often fare better than victims of other electrical injuries caused by a more prolonged application of lesser voltage. The treatment of lightning injuries is keraunomedicine. Lightning can strike or injure humans in four different ways: In a "direct hit", the electrical charge strikes the person first. "Splash" hits occur when lightning jumps to a person (lower resistance path) from a nearby object that has more resistance, striking the person on

neg: Lightning Strikes Again Lightning Strikes Again Lightning Strikes Again is the tenth studio album by the American heavy metal band Dokken. It was originally scheduled for release on October 24, 2007, in Japan and on October 29 worldwide, but was postponed until 2008. The album was eventually released on May 13 in the US. The album entered the Billboard Top 200 at No. 133, the band's best chart performance since 2004. It received some of the best reviews since the band's classic era in the 1980s. The album title comes from a track from their 1985 album "Under Lock and Key". The album

neg: Lightning Strikes Again is also the last to feature bassist Barry Sparks. All tracks written by Don Dokken and Jon Levin, except where noted: Lightning Strikes Again Lightning Strikes Again is the tenth studio album by the American heavy metal band Dokken. It was originally scheduled for release on October 24, 2007, in Japan and on October 29 worldwide, but was postponed until 2008. The album was eventually released on May 13 in the US. The album entered the Billboard Top 200 at No. 133, the band's best chart performance since 2004. It received some of the best reviews since the band's classic

neg: 1993 Storm of the Century starving in northern N.C. mountain counties. In Virginia, the LancerLot sports arena in Vinton collapsed due to the weight of the record snowfall, as did the roofs of a Lowe's store in Christiansburg and the Dedmon Center, at Radford University. Thousands of travelers were stranded along interstate highways in Southwest Virginia. Electricity was not restored to many isolated rural areas for up to three weeks, with power outages occurring all over the east. Nearly 60,000 lightning strikes were recorded as the storm swept over the country for a total of 72 hours. As one of the most powerful, complex storms

neg: Convective storm detection and become slow moving or stationary outflow boundaries with the characteristic "agitated area" of cumulus fields previously mentioned. Usually in conjunction with data sources such as weather radar and satellites, lightning detection systems are sometimes utilized to pinpoint where thunderstorms are occurring (and to identify lightning hazard). Currently, most lightning data provided in real-time is from terrestrial sources, specifically, networks of ground-based sensors, although airborne sensors are also in operation. Most of these only provide latitude & longitude, time, and polarity of cloud-to-ground strikes within a limited range. Increasing in sophistication and availability, and affording data for a very wide

neg: Sword swallowing 2006 at Manly Ocean World Aquarium in Sydney Australia. He performed this under water feat in a tank of live sharks. Chayne Hultgren (a.k.a. The Space Cowboy) also holds the most official 'Guinness World Record' for sword swallowing including 'Most swords swallowed at once' (24 swords), 'Most swords swallowed while juggling' (18 swords), 'Most swords swallowed while riding a unicycle' (3 swords swallowed on a 3m tall unicycle) and 'Longest lightning bolt to strike swallowed sword'. The measured distance the stream of electrical discharge traveled from Australia's largest Tesla Coil, owned and operated by Peter Terren (AKA: Dr Electric), to

neg: Australian Capital Territory Rural Fire Service afterwards smoke could be seen rising from the fire grounds. No-one was killed, there were few injuries, and no structures were lost (apart from some minor rural ones). They threatened the suburbs of Duffy, Holder, Weston, Yarralumla and Curtin and burnt to the shores of Lake Burley Griffin, destroying 510 hectares of pine plantation. In 2002, most of Australia experienced one of the most severe droughts on record. On 7 and 8 January 2003 there were numerous lightning strikes over the Australia Alps, which ignited at least 89 fires in Victoria, 74 in NSW and three in the ACT. This

neg: Lightning detection than lightning detectors, since weather radar can detect smaller storms that also cause turbulence; however, modern avionics systems often include lightning detection as well, for additional safety. For smaller aircraft, especially in general aviation, there are two main brands of lightning detectors (often referred to as sferics, short for radio atmospherics): "Stormscope", produced originally by Ryan (later B.F. Goodrich) and currently by L-3 Communications, and the "Strikefinder", produced by Insight. "Strikefinder" can detect and properly display IC (intracloud) and CG (cloud to ground) strikes as well as being able to differentiate between real strikes and signal bounces reflected off the

neg: William J. Borucki students at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin. They have three daughters; Virginia (Joy), Monica, and Stella, five grandchildren; Georgia, Jack, Sydney, Kira, and Madeline, and two step grandchildren; Carina and Marcus (through Stella). William J. Borucki William J. (Bill) Borucki (born 1939) is a space scientist who worked at the NASA Ames Research Center. Upon joining NASA in 1962, Borucki designed the heat shields for Apollo program spacecraft. He later turned his attention to the optical efficiency of lightning strikes in the atmospheres of planets, investigating the propensity that these lightning strikes could create molecules that would later

neg: Ball lightning of lightning strikes could potentially induce visual hallucinations resembling ball lightning. Such fields, which are found within close distances to a point in which multiple lightning strikes have occurred over a few seconds, can directly cause the neurons in the visual cortex to fire, resulting in magnetophosphenes (magnetically induced visual hallucinations). Seward proposes that ball lightning is a spinning plasma toroid or ring. He built a lab that produces lightning level arcs, and by modifying the conditions he produced bright, small balls that mimic ball lightning and persist in atmosphere after the arc ends. Using a high speed camera he

neg: San Andrés Cholula (municipality) Franciscans. Originally, the Virgin of the Remedies was associated with the needs of the poor, but the history of the Conquest linked this Virgin Mary image to the conquistadors and would remain so up through the Mexican War of Independence. Because of the veneration of the image, as the patroness of Cholula, the pyramid remains a place of pilgrimage for the area. The church has suffered damage on various occasions from lightning strikes and from earthquakes. These lightning strikes in the past were accredited to the old rain goddess. The lightning strikes have caused minor damage, but the earthquakes have

neg: Before the Lightning Strikes Before the Lightning Strikes Bevor der Blitz einschlägt ("Before the Lightning Strikes") is an East German comedy film directed by Richard Groschopp. It was released in 1959. Heinz, an ambitious reporter of the "Berlin am Morgen" newspaper, had made a fatal error when he prepared an article about a locomotive's factory, confusing the successful and motivated Schneider Workers' Brigade with the negligent Schindler Brigade. He also presented the tyrannical manager as a paragon of virtue. Heinz's editor, Christine, decides to send him to the factory for another mission, and this time he should mingle with workers by joining them. Heinz,

neg: 2008 California wildfires dehydrated much of California's forests and woodlands, making them prone to wildfires. Spring 2008 for California was the driest on record for many locations; for example, San Francisco registered only of rain out of a normal of from March to May. As vegetation turned into bone-dry tinder in early June, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a statewide drought for the first time in 17 years. Dry thunderstorms and lightning, rarely seen on the California coastline in June, rolled onshore on the weekend of June 20–21. The storm unleashed 25,000 to 26,000 dry lightning strikes across Northern and Central California, igniting more

neg: Invention of radio of radio. In 1894-95 the Russian physicist Alexander Stepanovich Popov conducted experiments developing a radio receiver, an improved version of coherer-based design by Oliver Lodge. His design with coherer auto-tapping mechanism was designed as a lightning detector to help the forest service track lightning strikes that could start fires. His receiver proved to be able to sense lightning strikes at distances of up to 30 km. Popov built a version of the receiver that was capable of automatically recording lightning strikes on paper rolls. Popov presented his radio receiver to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society on May 7, 1895

neg: Paleolightning eventually emerged as primitive life, and is essential for the production of ATP, among other key functions in cellular physiology - availability of which within ecosystems is a critical factor that effectively limits population growth. When geologists study paleoclimate, an important factor to examine is the magnetic field characteristics of rock types to determine not only deviations of Earth's past magnetic field, but also to study possible tectonic activity that might suggest certain climate regimes. Evidence of lightning activity can often be found in the paleomagnetic record. Lightning strikes are the result of tremendous charge buildup in clouds. This excess

neg: Rock in a Hard Place and the rest "variously lumbering, untuneful and forced", and concluded that, although Aerosmith "could barely function", they "never made a bad record." "In theory a disaster," observed "Classic Rock" magazine, "in practice, an unlikely triumph. Never mind the "Spinal Tap"-anticipating Stonehenge cover – "Rock in a Hard Place" is one kick-ass album… 'Lightning Strikes', 'Bolivian Ragamuffin' and 'Joanie's Butterfly' are classic Aerosmith songs – no matter who played on them." "The record doesn't suck," wrote drummer Joey Kramer in his 2009 autobiography, "Hit Hard: A Story of Hitting Rock Bottom at the Top". "There's some real good stuff on it.

neg: Before the Lightning Strikes who takes the new assignment with little enthusiasm, becomes a highly motivated laborer and even manages to influence the Brigades' members to stop quarrelling. He also helps the manager to reconnect with his subordinates. Heinz's second article is welcomed as brilliant. "Before the Lightning Strikes" was part of a wave of light-hearted comedies released in the late 1950s to provide entertainment for the viewers, after the DEFA Board noticed the public's negative response to the ideological films made earlier in the decade. The picture still encountered several problems, and the DEFA Commission in the Socialist Unity Party of Germany's Politburo

neg: Before the Lightning Strikes insisted on it featuring "contemporary socialist issues." It had to be completely revised before it was approved for screening. It was the third in a series of four comedies made in collaboration between director Richard Groschopp and writers Lothar Creutz and Carl Andriessen, who also worked on "Sie kannten sich alle" (1958) "Ware für Katalonien" (1959) and "Die Liebe und der Co-Pilot" (1960). The West German Catholic Film Service described the film as "combining entertainment with contemporary issues, made in a cabaret style." Dieter Reimer called it "a witty comedy." Before the Lightning Strikes Bevor der Blitz einschlägt ("Before the

neg: Shango red attire during his lifetime. Ṣàngó is viewed as the most powerful and feared of the orisha pantheon. He casts a "thundersone" to earth, which creates thunder and lightning, to anyone who offends him. Worshippers in Yorubaland in Nigeria do not eat cowpea because they believe that the wrath of the god of iron would descend on them. The Ṣàngó god necklaces are composed in varying patterns of red and white beads; usually in groupings of four or six which are his sacred numbers. Rocks created by lightning strikes are venerated by Ṣàngó worshipers; these stones, if found, are maintained

neg: Gay Head Light Gay Head Light; its buildings and grounds, and the presence of the lightning rod are clearly illustrated in the 1839 woodcut print shown lower right. Harmful lightning strikes to America's early lighthouses were not uncommon. Considering that the tall lighthouses were usually the only structures of any height for several miles, it made them susceptible to multiple lightning strikes storm after storm. In June 1766, the "New York Mercury" reported: "The 26th Instant, the Lighthouse at Sandy Hook was struck by Lightning, and twenty panes of the Glass Lanthorn broke to pieces; the chimney and Porch belonging to the kitchen

neg: Lightning strike 10% of those struck die, for an average of 40 to 50 deaths per year (28 in 2008). In Kisii in western Kenya, some 30 people die each year from lightning strikes. Kisii's high rate of lightning fatalities occurs because of the frequency of thunderstorms and because many of the area's structures have metal roofs. These statistics do not reflect the difference between direct strikes, where the victim was part of the lightning pathway, indirect effects of being close to the termination point, like ground currents, and resultant, where the casualty arose from subsequent events, such as fires or explosions.

neg: War of the Worlds (2005 film) drops off the children, 10-year-old daughter Rachel and teenage son Robbie, at Ray's house on her way to visit her parents in Boston. Unexplained changes in the weather occur, with lightning that strikes multiple times in the middle of an intersection and disrupts all electricity. Ray joins the crowd at the scene of the lightning strikes, where a massive "tripod" war machine emerges from the ground and uses powerful weaponry to destroy the area, disintegrating most of the witnesses into a grey dust and leaving only their empty clothes behind. Ray collects his children, steals a car that had just

neg: 2012–13 Australian bushfire season blazes. Seven houses were lost along with sheds and vehicles on 11 November in a fire that swept through of land at Tulka near Port Lincoln. Lightning strikes caused over 100 fires to ignite around the state on 20 November. Fires on the Eyre peninsula were the most difficult with one fire advancing to within of Port Lincoln. A number of residents evacuated their homes after of bush was lost despite the efforts of 120 fire-fighters and five waterbombers used to combat the blaze. The following day a further 31,591 lightning strikes initiated a further 300 fires, 600 volunteers worked

neg: West Mount Barren ("Pimelea physodes"), Oval-leaf Adenanthos ("Adenanthos ellipticus"), Blue Dampiera ("Dampiera linearis"), Silver-leafed Barrens regalia ("Regelia velutina"), Barrens clawflower ("Calothamnus validus"), and the Broad-leaved Brown Pea ("Bossiaea ornata"). The area around West Mount Barren is often burnt out by bush fires. Lightning strikes are the most usual cause of fires that often devastate large areas of the park. The last large scale fire was in December 2006 where four fires, that were started by lightning strikes, joined into one much larger blaze that burned out several hectares of bushland. West Mount Barren West Mount Barren is part of the Fitzgerald River National

neg: Bill Klem championship with Klem on the field were the Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies (neither of which won a title during Klem's lifetime) and the Detroit Tigers. He was also one of the umpires for the first All-Star Game in 1933, and worked behind the plate for the second half of the game; he later umpired in the 1938 All-Star Game as well. Klem holds the MLB record for most career ejections by an umpire with 251. He called balls and strikes in five no-hitters, an NL record later tied by Harry Wendelstedt. He was also the home plate umpire on September

neg: Wildfire emergency management common natural elements that can cause a wildfire are lightning, an eruption from a volcano, sparks from a rockfall, and spontaneous combustion. The most common man-made causes for wildfires include debris burning or other carelessness and arson. While not as common as arson or intentionally starting a fire, the improper disposal of a cigarette can cause a fire that could become uncontrollable. The most dominant cause of wildfires differs around the globe. Within the United States, the most common natural cause for wildfires has been found to be lightning strikes. Across the world, however, intentional ignition can be identified as

neg: Lightning in religion from whomever He wills." In India, the Hindu god Indra is considered the god of rains and lightning and the king of the Devas. In Japan, the Shinto god Raijin is considered the god of lightning and thunder. He is depicted as a demon who strikes a drum to create lightning. In the traditional religion of the African Bantu tribes, such as the Baganda and Banyoro of Uganda, lightning is a sign of the ire of the gods. The Baganda specifically attribute the lightning phenomenon to the god Kiwanuka, one of the main trio in the Lubaale gods of the

neg: Rugby World Cup the first solo host nation to be eliminated at the pool stages in 2015. Of the twenty-five nations that have ever participated in at least one tournament, eleven of them have never missed a tournament. The record for most points overall is held by English player Jonny Wilkinson, who scored 277 over his World Cup career. Grant Fox of New Zealand holds the record for most points in one competition, with 126 in 1987; Jason Leonard of England holds the record for most World Cup matches: 22 between 1991 and 2003. Simon Culhane holds the record for most points in

neg: The Andantes the label and once again provided a service in recording backing vocals to former Motown artists. By this time, Pat Lewis had joined Jackie Hicks, Barrow and Demps (from 1989–1992). Levine also recorded several songs with the Andantes, issuing a new single "Lightning Never Strikes Twice", which featured Demps on lead vocals. Most other songs recorded by the group at Motorcity had Lewis on lead vocals. Original Recordings Cover Versions Unreleased Tracks Louvain Demps - "Better Times" Whilst under contract to Motorcity Records, Louvain was given the opportunity to step up to the microphone and record a full album, which

neg: Get Free Show. There were two promotional videos shot for "Get Free". The more commonly known music video, directed by Roman Coppola, shows the band standing, surrounded by huge spotlights, on a hill with a lightning storm brewing above. As the video develops, lightning bolts begin to strike the ground with increasing intensity. Eventually, during the final chorus, lightning strikes the drummer Hamish Rosser's cymbal, bassist Patrick Matthews and then Nicholls sending Matthews and Nicholls flying in different directions while the drummer sits behind his set. There have been vast numbers of 'Get Free' live performances, though the most infamous was on

neg: Mythology in the Low Countries trees, springs and wooded groves had sacred and medicinal powers. Corn dollies ("vetulas") were thought to hold the spirit of the corn in harvest rituals. Amulets and charms were worn on the head or the arms ("phylacteries") for protection and veneration of the gods and goddesses. Neolithic ground axes were collected, thought to be Donar's lightning. Farmers hung these axes in their homes to protect against lightning strike, in accordance with the belief that 'lightning never strikes the same place twice'. After the influence of Christian missionaries, the original mythologies were lessened in power, and for the most part adapted

neg: Paleolightning understood, hypotheses regarding past volcanic activity (e.g., Hill, 1992) are usually based on present-day observed volcanic activity. Nitrogen, the most abundant gas in our atmosphere, is crucial for life and a key component to various biological processes. Biologically usable forms of nitrogen, such as nitrates and ammonia, arise via biological and non-biological processes through nitrogen fixation. One example of a non-biological process responsible for nitrogen fixation is lightning. Lightning strikes are short-lived, high-intensity electrical discharges that can reach temperatures five times hotter than the surface of the Sun. As a result, as a lightning channel travels through the air, ionization

neg: Tampa Bay Lightning maintaining an 18–19–2 record throughout the first few months. January and February were far better months for the team, going 9–4–0 in January and 9–2–2 in February, driving them back into the playoff race. Fourteen games in March were split even, and on March 16, 2007, Vincent Lecavalier broke the franchise record for most points in a season, with 95 (finishing with 108). The record was previously held by Martin St. Louis, who had set the record in the 2003–04 Stanley Cup-winning year. Lecavalier also broke the franchise's goal scoring record, finishing with a league-leading 52 goals. The Lightning were

neg: Revelations (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) real enemy is, and unite against her. Angel saves Willow from Gwendolyn's lightning bolt attack. Faith draws her fire which allows Buffy to throw a piece of glass to sever her gloved arm, leading to Gwendolyn's death by electrocution when the next bolt of lightning strikes. Valerie Frankel described the episode's villain, Gwendolyn Post, as "arguably the most powerful woman of the show". She said that while Post appears to be the strong female mentor that Buffy and Faith otherwise lack, it is significant that "innocent Willow", who represents Buffy's sensitive side, is threatened by her. Noel Murray of "The

neg: Lightning strike steam explosion can cause rock disintegration and shift boulders. It may be a significant factor in erosion of tropical and subtropical mountains that have never been glaciated. Evidence of lightning strikes includes erratic magnetic fields. Telephones, modems, computers and other electronic devices can be damaged by lightning, as harmful overcurrent can reach them through the phone jack, Ethernet cable, or electricity outlet. Close strikes can also generate electromagnetic pulses (EMPs) – especially during "positive" lightning discharges. Lightning currents have a very fast rise time, on the order of 40 kA per microsecond. Hence, conductors of such currents exhibit marked skin

neg: Säntis Säntis has one of the highest rate of lightning strikes in Europe. In 2010 a lightning measurement station was installed atop a tall telecommunications tower on the mountain by the Electromagnetic Compatibility Lab of the EPFL in Lausanne. The station automatically records about one gigabyte of data per strike and then notifies researchers. In the first nine months of operation it recorded about 50 strikes, including 7 positive lightning strikes. Located at the peak of the Säntis is a 123.55 meter high transmission tower, which was commissioned in November 1997. The original tower stemming from the year 1955 had to

neg: 2017 California wildfires days of fire danger, stating that, "The increase in extreme fire risk is expected within the coming decade to exceed that of natural variability and this serves as an indication that anthropogenic climate warming will likely play a significant role in influence California’s fire season." According to Romps et. al, as annual temperatures and precipitation activity changes due to global warming, there will be increases in lightning strikes across the United States. Per °C of increased temperature due to global warming, there will be a mean increase in lightning strikes of 12 ± 5 percent. This increase in lightning strikes

neg: Tyler Johnson (ice hockey) Stanley Cup playoffs, Johnson became the first player in Lightning history to record three multi-goal games in a single playoff series. He also tied Ruslan Fedotenko for the Lightning single series goals record, with six. On May 20, 2015, Johnson tied Ruslan Fedotenko for most post-season goals in Lightning history. On May 18, Johnson became the first Lightning player to score a hat-trick in the playoffs, as well as the first to score a short-handed and power play goal in a single playoff period. He also set the Lightning multi-goal game record for the playoffs with his fourth of the

neg: Wind turbine design in the adhesives that hold the blade together.It is most common to observe lightning strikes on the tips of the blades, especially in rainy weather due to the copper wiring within attracting lightning. The most common method to combat this, especially in non-conducting blade materials like GFRPs and CFRPs, is to add lightning "arresters", which are merely metallic wiring that provides an uninterrupted path to the ground, skipping the blades and gearbox entirely to eliminate the risk of damage in those components. The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) predicts that wind energy will supply 15.7% of the world’s total energy

neg: Darwin, Northern Territory capital with the most sunshine from April to November; only Perth, Western Australia averages more (8.8). The sun passes directly overhead in mid October and mid February. The average temperature of the sea ranges from in July to in December. Darwin occupies one of the most lightning-prone areas in Australia. On 31 January 2002 an early-morning squall line produced over 5,000 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes within a radius of Darwin alone – about three times the amount of lightning that Perth, Western Australia, experiences on average in an entire year. In 2006, the largest ancestry groups in Darwin were Australian (42,221

neg: 2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team fielded a young team, especially on defense, with true freshmen Blake Dees and Sam Equavoen getting their first starting assignments at linebacker, and redshirt Jackson Richards starting at defensive end. Texas Tech came into the game with a 35–6–2 all-time record against New Mexico. Despite two weather delays in the game caused by lightning strikes nearby, the Red Raiders rolled to a 59–13 rout of the Lobos. Texas Tech quarterback Seth Doege tied a school record by completing all 15 of his first 15 passes. Overall, he finished 40 for 44, a 90.9 completion percentage, setting an NCAA record for

neg: Surge arrester electrical transients resulting from lightning strikes occurring in the vicinity of the conductor. Lightning which strikes the earth results in ground currents which can pass over buried conductors and induce a transient that propagates outward towards the ends of the conductor. The same kind of induction happens in overhead and above ground conductors which experience the passing energy of an atmospheric EMP caused by the lightning flash. Surge arresters only protect against induced transients characteristic of a lightning discharge's rapid rise-time and will not protect against electrification caused by a direct strike to the conductor. Transients similar to lightning-induced, such

neg: Climate of the Tampa Bay area much lightning as the world's true lightning leaders such as the Lake Victoria region of Africa and the central Amazon River Basin. However, there are few thunderstorms in the Tampa Bay area from approximately October to May, decreasing the yearly average. Every year, Florida averages 10 deaths and 30 injuries from lightning strikes, with several of these usually occurring in or around Tampa. University of Florida lightning expert Martin A. Uman has calculated that the average resident is within a half-mile of 10 to 15 lightning strikes every year. TECO Energy, Tampa's electric utility, spends over millions of dollars annually

neg: Heat wave of 1995 derecho series balloon got caught into the winds of the derecho gust front and blew the balloon into a tree. During the July 15, 1995 derecho, over 600 lightning strikes were observed in a 10-minute period during the storms peak intensity. 600 lightning strikes in 10 minutes translates into 60 strikes a minute or one strike every second. A Lightning Detection System (LDS) displayed flash rates of 3000 strokes per hour. Satellite photography depicted expanding cloud tops to 75,000 feet. The Ontario-Adirondacks Derecho was the strongest of the derecho events of the previous days and is among the costliest thunderstorms in US/Canadian

neg: Lightning Strikes Twice (1951 film) between King Vidor and Douglas Sirk's delirious women's pictures. Faced with a gimmicky, far-fetched storyline and inconsistent characters, Vidor still manages to make the movie highly watchable, even enjoyable ... But get ready to smile at the overcooked, sometimes hysterical acting and the big fuss made over a fairly simple mystery ... the picture is a camp hoot from one end to the other. Lightning Strikes Twice (1951 film) Lightning Strikes Twice is a 1951 American drama film starring Ruth Roman and Richard Todd. Once a rancher, Richard Trevelyan (Richard Todd) is now on a Texas prison's death row. But

neg: John Wesley Harding (album) are the most impenetrable. As Frankie is brought out, no one says a word, except a boy who mutters "Nothing is revealed", as he conceals his own mysterious guilt. The last verse moralizes that "one should never be where one does not belong" and closes with the song's most quoted line, "don't go mistaking Paradise for that home across the road". Each of the album's next three songs features one of society's rejects as the narrator or central figure. "Drifter's Escape" tells the story of a convicted drifter who escapes captivity when a bolt of lightning strikes a court of

neg: Pocket God (comics) his head underwater. The "Shark with Laser" then lurks towards him. As it prepares to eat him, an octopus grabs Klak, and eats him. The next day, the pygmies have a tribe meeting discussing their mortality. He is then interrupted by Nooby, who needs to go to the outhouse. Lightning strikes on the outhouse and he runs out, trying to hold up his grass skirt, while so. he then hides behind the totem pole, with it holding the Gem of Life, and the lightning strikes the pole, snapping it in half. Klik, shocked, exclaims that the gods will 'cast us

neg: Demon Sheep Gilliam depicts a sheep rising into the sky on top of a Doric column. Suddenly, the sky darkens, storm clouds roll in, and lightning strikes the pillar, which vanishes. The sheep then tumbles end-over-end in slow motion, as ominous music begins to play, and the original narrator gives way to a stern male voice (veteran actor Robert Davi), questioning Campbell's record and credentials as a fiscal conservative. The next part of the ad blames Campbell, who was California's Director of Finance from 2004 to 2005, for California's budget woes, as images of Campbell are alternated with footage of sheets of

neg: Rock in a Hard Place chords had made Aerosmith’s bluesy boogie almost obsolete". He praised "Perry lookalike Jimmy Crespo"'s guitar playing, but wrote that "despite an occasional burst of primal energy, much of the LP rocks by rote." AllMusic Greg Prato wrote that Aerosmith "didn't possess the magical chemistry of their '70s classics" without Perry and Withford, but the band could "still rock out" producing their "most studio-enhanced and experimental record up to this point" with "a few pleasant surprises", like "the psychedelicized 'Joanie's Butterfly'". Canadian journalist Martin Popoff described the album as "a bit patchy" with highlights being "Jailbait", "Lightning Strikes" and "Joanie's Butterfly"