7 interesting facts about Lightning

1. A single lightning bolt is about 50,000°F or 5 times hotter than the surface of the Sun
2. Lightning bolts travel at speeds of up to 60,000 miles per second.
3. The maximum distance you can hear thunder is as short as two miles and seldom exceeds twelve miles.
4. About 71.4286% of all people struck by lightning still survive.
5. Talking on the telephone is the leading cause of lightning injuries inside the home.
6. The energy contained in a single lightning stroke can power a 100 Watt light bulb for 90 days.
7. Lightning has hit the Empire State Building as often as twelve times in twenty minutes and as frequently as five hundred times a year.