Correction for the speed of a bolt of Lightning
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How fast is 300,000,000 meters per second?
It's about 3,000 times as fast as a bolt of Lightning
The speed of a bolt of Lightning is about 98,000 meters per second.
(atmospheric electrical discharge)
A bolt of lightning can travel at up to 97,000 meters per second when arcing from the atmosphere to the Earth. An estimated 280 million lightning strikes strikes occur each year.