16個關於閃電的冷知識
1、About 24,000 people are killed by lightning strikes around the world each year.
在世界各地，每年大約有24000人被雷擊致死。
2、A bolt of lightning contains enough energy to toast 160,000 pieces of bread.
一道閃電中含有足夠的能量來烤160000片麵包。
3、In 1998, all 11 members of a soccer team in Africa were killed by lightning while leaving the other team unhurt.
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1998年，在非洲的一個足球隊的11名成員被閃電殺死，而另一支隊伍卻沒有受傷。
4、In 1939, 835 sheep were killed by a single lightning strike in Utah.
在1939年，在猶他州有835隻羊被一次雷擊殺死。
5、Men are struck by lightning five times more often than women.
男性遭受閃電的次數是女性的五倍。
6、Being hit by lightning causes weird skin designs called "Lichtenberg figures."
被閃電擊中造成奇怪的皮膚圖案被稱為「利希滕貝格圖案」。
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Lichtenberg figures
7、 A bolt of lightning is 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun.
一道閃電比太陽的表面熱5倍。
8、There will be a 50% increase in lightning strikes by 2100 if global warming continues, according to a scientific report.
根據一份科學報告，如果全球持續變暖，那麼到2100年雷擊將會增加50％。
9、There is a persistent storm at Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela. Lightning storms occur for about 10 hours a night, 140 to 160 nights a year, for a total of about 1.2 million lightning discharges per year.
在委內瑞拉馬拉開波湖有持續的暴風雨。 雷暴每夜發生約10小時，每年140至160夜，每年總共約120萬次雷電放電。
10、Some volcano eruptions are capable of creating powerful electrical charges that can lead to bolts of lightning as large as two miles long.
一些火山爆發能夠產生強大的電荷，可以形成長達兩英里長的閃電。
11、The Statue of Liberty is estimated to be hit by about 600 bolts of lightning every year.
自由女神像每年估計被閃電擊中大約600次。
12、A 62foot Jesus statue built by a megachurch was destroyed by a lightning strike and subsequent fire.
一個由教會建造的巨大的62英尺的耶穌雕像被雷擊和隨後的火燒毀了。
13、In 1902, a lightning strike damaged the upper section of the Eiffel Tower, requiring the reconstruction of its top.
在1902年，一個雷電擊中了埃菲爾鐵塔，導致需要重建其頂部。
14、A lightning bolt carries X-ray radiation.
閃電帶有X射線輻射。
15、You're more likely to get struck by lightning in Texas than find in-person voter fraud.
在德克薩斯州，比起在人群中找到選民欺詐，你更容易被閃電擊中。
16、African bongos eat burned wood after lightning storms.
在非洲閃電風暴中被燒的木頭會被非洲羚羊給吃掉。
African bongo