Lightning is scary...

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Do Thunderstorms scare you?

  1. Yes! *hides under bed*

    6 vote(s)
    8.3%
  2. No, latest pics of Kardashians are more frightening.

    32 vote(s)
    44.4%
  3. What are you, a sissy? *CRASH* *jumps and dives under bed*

    5 vote(s)
    6.9%
  4. Nope, I’m perfectly fine... *sweats*

    15 vote(s)
    20.8%
  5. Rationally, it’s just some noise...*grabs earplugs*

    14 vote(s)
    19.4%
  1. Amaruna Myu

    Amaruna Myu ugly squid dokja (●´∀`●)

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    no rain here... just eternal summer and humidity
     
  2. PaladinWolf

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    I also had a uncle who was struck by lighting twice believe it or not and whenever we asked him what it felt like he always said " it was shocking" lol
     
  3. HaseoXV

    HaseoXV Well-Known Member

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    scary if hit you direcly , but it's beautiful if i see it as landscape background
     
  4. jinxs2011

    jinxs2011 [Rebel Against Normality][Writer of the Unusual]

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    3 seconds? I've had lightning where I heard the thunder in around 1 second. Thunderstorms are fun.
     
  5. Teadragon

    Teadragon Book Wyrm

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    Contemplating whether I should give you the real definition of ‘out of the blue’. :blobowoevil_horns:

    Nah. That would be cruel and unusual.
    :cookie::cookie::cookie::blobowoevil_horns::cookie:
     
  6. Xynnic

    Xynnic Active Member

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    Aww, jeez. Lighning isn't fun. ;; It always scares the living bejeezus out of me. My dog scares me more than lightning nowadays. Not because she's scary, eithe. She's tiny, she just yaps super loud and it surprises the heck out of me sometimes. I have year round Thunder unfortunately, thanks to her.
     
  7. userunfriendly

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    :blobfearful::blobfearful::blobfearful:

    One mile away...:notlikeblob:

    Edit: went outside to smoke, one flash was 2 seconds away.:notlikeblob:
     
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  8. Anra7777

    Anra7777 All powerful magic grammar hamster queen pirate.

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    I’m not afraid of thunder storms except when the thunder is really loud. Like, the world is ending loud. Then, I’m terrified.
     
  9. AkaNoOu

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    Thunderstorms are great, i dont have to do pt when there are thunderstorms
     
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    As long as it isn't a ducking electric storm with rays then everything is in order. Thunders are ok, lightning not ok don't bathe, don't pick up the phone (only in case of cord ones), stay away from the window and if you're in a car, stay in the car.
     
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    They are scary if they hit you like this poor bastard
     
  12. Anra7777

    Anra7777 All powerful magic grammar hamster queen pirate.

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    1 second? We get storms here where the time lag is 0. Lighting and thunder are simultaneous. Those are the storms where the thunder sounds like it really wants to smite you.
     
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    jinxs2011 [Rebel Against Normality][Writer of the Unusual]

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    uh... No? Sound travels at around 343 m/s. If you're hearing thunder one second after the strike, the lightning was around 343 meters away, or just over a fifth of a mile. the approximation (according to a site i just looked at) is every 5 seconds approximately equals 1 mile distance to the lightning.
     
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    jinxs2011 [Rebel Against Normality][Writer of the Unusual]

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    Times like that are when it's actually scary (even for people like me who don't usually get scared by storms), because there's actually a legitimate chance to get struck. Still small, but it's there.
     
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    Gah!:notlikeblob:

    I thought it was one mile=one second...:blobfearful:
     
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    look at the bright side, if you ever survive being hit by lightning you will have a cool tattoo (Lichtenberg figure) on your body.
     
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    Installed weatherbug lightning strike real time map. Lightning has moved north!:blobtaco:

    Edit: it’s official...Kardashians are scarier than thunderstorms!:ROFLMAO:
     
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    ???
    Don't twist my words
     
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    I don't particularly mind thunderstorms. Often thinking: Can't I just listen to the rain in peace!?

    Only exception is when I hear 20 strikes in 2 minutes and I kneel on the ground.
     
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    Im sorry, but according to Chinese mythology, rabbitsu are considered lewd, due to their fecundity. ( :ROFLMAO: made you go to Google...:p)