Thank you, Alexander. As a retired teacher who taught astronomy, chemistry, and physics, to 8th grade students, I really admire your approach. Unless your audience are a bunch of physicists or are headed for majors in physics, it is far better that they understand the principles than the mathematical proofs (which can be very confusing (:-)
I love great educators and if you are so fortunate to be in front of students (except for the pay, which is another topic!) to teach in this informative and friendly way, your students are the lucky ones. I know many people recall the great teachers in their past, and words such as “they made me feel as if I mattered” and “always there for my questions” come out when asked. You would be on that list.
Hi Alexander, I love the educational approach you're taking with your Substack. I try to do the same, as I attempt to make the topic of EMF so simple that even a child can understand them.
I knew about the Schumann resonance and the DC electric pulsation of thunder, and how it regenerates our bodies, but didn't make the connection with the air as a poor conductor. Compression waves are often a secondary effect of EMFs, so the 200,000 shock wave you mention helps to explain the topic of thunder as sound / lightning as EMF even further.
I appreciate the kind words. To be honest, I am just a curious person, so when I wonder about things such as how thunder and lightning work (scientifically speaking), I try my best to learn and understand so that I can share what I learned with readers. I hope to explore other scientific topics in future posts.
Thank you. A related question, I have heard at different times that lightning actually goes from the ground up. And then I've heard people say no clearly it goes from the ground down. And then I have seen a lightning strike before where it seemed like to me it was going up and down multiple times. Is there a Direction that is most common? Thank you again for the insights.
The long rolling reverberations after the initial blast of thunder is echoes bouncing from many places in the rolling topography around the place the lightning struck.
Thank you, Alexander. As a retired teacher who taught astronomy, chemistry, and physics, to 8th grade students, I really admire your approach. Unless your audience are a bunch of physicists or are headed for majors in physics, it is far better that they understand the principles than the mathematical proofs (which can be very confusing (:-)
I love great educators and if you are so fortunate to be in front of students (except for the pay, which is another topic!) to teach in this informative and friendly way, your students are the lucky ones. I know many people recall the great teachers in their past, and words such as “they made me feel as if I mattered” and “always there for my questions” come out when asked. You would be on that list.
Hi Alexander, I love the educational approach you're taking with your Substack. I try to do the same, as I attempt to make the topic of EMF so simple that even a child can understand them.
I knew about the Schumann resonance and the DC electric pulsation of thunder, and how it regenerates our bodies, but didn't make the connection with the air as a poor conductor. Compression waves are often a secondary effect of EMFs, so the 200,000 shock wave you mention helps to explain the topic of thunder as sound / lightning as EMF even further.
Thank you for that!
Here's a copy of my article on DC electricity:
https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/dcelectric
Thank you for the comment! I really like your article and appreciate your extensive knowledge about electricity and how it works!
Thanks so much Alexander! Love your passion and how you distill things. What made you get into this area of research?
I appreciate the kind words. To be honest, I am just a curious person, so when I wonder about things such as how thunder and lightning work (scientifically speaking), I try my best to learn and understand so that I can share what I learned with readers. I hope to explore other scientific topics in future posts.
Thank you. A related question, I have heard at different times that lightning actually goes from the ground up. And then I've heard people say no clearly it goes from the ground down. And then I have seen a lightning strike before where it seemed like to me it was going up and down multiple times. Is there a Direction that is most common? Thank you again for the insights.
It could be a difference in the recharging rates between the air and the earth.
The long rolling reverberations after the initial blast of thunder is echoes bouncing from many places in the rolling topography around the place the lightning struck.
So opposites attract. Do similar charges repel in highly concentrated amounts? They do in magnets. Just asking.
I appreciate the clarity in your presentation, good work.