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Calculating distance based on the time difference between the sound of thunder

Author: maccha314Executions: 1960
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This calculator determines the distance to a lightning strike based on the time between seeing the flash and hearing the thunder.
After it lights up
When I heard a sound a few seconds later
Distance from Lightning m
Calculations are based on the speed of sound at 343.7 m/s (at a temperature of 20°C) and the speed of light at 299,792,458 m/s. The resulting distances are rounded to the nearest whole number.

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