Small Mistake...

If you notice the bubble of energy that forms in midair when they collide, lightning is on both sides of that. But doesn't lightning crawl UPWARD? It goes downward on that scene.

Huh?

Yeah.. anyone who has something to say, please do... am I right?

i thought lightning went down....
dont make me explain using big words... like "electron".... just agree with me

Lightning goes down. When it strikes, it goes back up, creating bright light.

lol big words like electron? Particle is the same size, does it sound big too?

Dave123> Lightening is a complex proc... Oh, I should just agree with you?
Hmm, that sounds like a good deal... 😄
For Neo's sake: Find a web-page on lightening.

I think you all need a science class. 🙄

clouds go together... blah blah.... become negative... blah blah.... attracted to the positive surface.... blah blah.... and its easier for electrons to move DOWN than protons to move UP

omega> you used his name in vain!!! 😐

It goes both ways. Mostly down but the opposing charge will meet it 1/3rd of the way from the ground...

There is also cloud to cloud and cloud to air.

Who cares?

Xeous, this is a thread for the lightning part, so if you don't care, then don't come on here and post things.

Lightning can go both up AND down, if my science background and science olympiad knowledge is not failing me...

Yeah, why fight Xeous. Is it for love, hope, peace etc etc and all that stuff smith said.

This should end your discussion. Sorry for being a jerk, it's the least I could do...

http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/edu/ltg/

" US also produce strong upward motions and contribute to frequent cloud-to-ground lightning. There are also high frequencies along the Gulf of Mexico coast westward to Texas, the Atlantic coast in the southeast US, and inland from the Gulf. Regions along the Pacific west coast have the least cloud-to-ground lightning.

Flashes that do not strike the surface are called cloud flashes. They may be inside a cloud, travel from one part of a cloud to another, or from cloud to air. "

I read pretty much that whole article and that's all I could find about it. It's under "Where does lightning usually strike?"

What I got from it was that lightning only strikes from cloud to ground or from cloud to cloud...

And because I choose to.

"Lightning strokes carry up to 100 million volts of electricty and leap from cloud to cloud, or cloud to ground and vice versa. "

I got this off this page: http://www.mb.ec.gc.ca/air/summersevere/ae00s19.en.html

It's from Canada. Enough said! Jk...But blast you for finding a more informative site than me.

yeah, i was kinda wary of Canadian info, but it speaks the truth, so...nuff said.