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Re:Close Encounter with a Gigantic Jet by kortilla on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @08:07AM (#21396751)
Remember, the sound isn’t really coming from the tip of the bolt. The majority of it is coming from the super-heated air around the bolt along the whole path.
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Re:Close Encounter with a Gigantic Jet by mkl on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @08:12AM (#21396792)
Yes, so the sound should last a while as bits of it from far up the bolt reach you, but I don't understand why the start of the sound would be delayed.
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Re:Close Encounter with a Gigantic Jet by SmellyGeekBoy on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @08:37AM (#21396988)
Human memory isn't perfect, to be fair.
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Re:Close Encounter with a Gigantic Jet by kortilla on Friday November 01, 2019 @08:34AM (#21418044)
The start was likely quiet enough to not be audible through the airplane walls.
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Re:Close Encounter with a Gigantic Jet by taneq on Thursday October 31, 2019 @07:39AM (#21407638)
The start of the sound is basically instantaneous.

Source: Have been quite close (tens of meters) to a lightning strike and there was no perceptible lag between lightning and thunder. We were close enough that handheld electronics glitched when it happened.

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