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ligi / SurvivalManual

Libre Survival Manual for Android with offline in mind
https://survivalmanual.github.io/
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Lightning distance calculation #237

Open DailytheNoob opened 2 years ago

DailytheNoob commented 2 years ago

I'm surprised that it isn't anywhere in the manual, would be very useful info to know. Preferably in miles and km.

inferno986return commented 2 years ago

I assume you are referring to this formula? https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/lightning-distance#how-to-calculate-the-lightning-distance

If it's proven to be useful for survival, I don't see why not particularly when lightning can be very destructive (particularly on tall structures).

What kind of information would you provide and where in the book would it go?

DailytheNoob commented 2 years ago

I would probably put it in the Tropical section since the Hostile Areas one with the lightning bolt icon isn't the correct subject.

Even just the formulas would be good

inferno986return commented 2 years ago

I suppose it could be part of a larger section on tropical weather.