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Thu, 14/12/2006 - 3:11pm
New day 
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Thu, 14/12/2006 - 3:11pm
New day __________________
~Proud member of the Spotted Hyena, lion and Jackal Lovers Fan Clubs~ ~In Memory of Hamish: 1997-2007: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Towbe-b9Ht8 ~
Fri, 15/12/2006 - 4:08pm
#2
 goodnight all,
I'll go to bed so the lion can come to the waterhole !
see you tomorrow !
Good night!
Fri, 15/12/2006 - 3:59pm
#3
goodnight all,
I'll go to bed so the lion can come to the waterhole !
see you tomorrow !
Night to you, yesterday's girl.  Have a good night and weekend!__________________
Water Hole, black hole, is there a difference? I've crossed the blue event horizon I'm sure, though my orbit is pretty wide, lately. But, being unable to escape from the pull of lions and crickets ain't so bad. Impala Soother
Fri, 15/12/2006 - 3:58pm
#4
goodnight all, __________________
Fri, 15/12/2006 - 3:54pm
#5
I'll have to hunt up my source... I could swear that both causes were at play. The extreme voltages and temperatures really are crazy for sure. If only we could capture the energy for use!
I am sure that you must have seen trees that have taken a direct hit from lightening? The damage that this does to a tree can be spectacular - but is limited to the tree splitting along it's trunk and maybe, but not always, a branch falling. I haven't seen that many direct hits, even after the fact. But I guess I have seen more with that scar down them than entirely splintered trunks, so you must be right, but I could have sworn that I'd read about the tree debris from a fairly authoritative source. Anyway, yeah, electrocution, very bad. No trees for me. *grin* __________________
Water Hole, black hole, is there a difference? I've crossed the blue event horizon I'm sure, though my orbit is pretty wide, lately. But, being unable to escape from the pull of lions and crickets ain't so bad. Impala Soother
Fri, 15/12/2006 - 3:48pm
#6
I'll have to hunt up my source... I could swear that both causes were at play. The extreme voltages and temperatures really are crazy for sure. If only we could capture the energy for use!
I am sure that you must have seen trees that have taken a direct hit from lightening? The damage that this does to a tree can be spectacular - but is limited to the tree splitting along it's trunk and maybe, but not always, a branch falling. __________________
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Fri, 15/12/2006 - 3:36pm
#7
One thing that kills people is the exploding tree... I wonder if there's a chance that the lions reaction times are so fast that he gets out of the way... seems unlikely though... It's only 10s of milliseconds between strike and explosion, I think...
Actually, it is not the 'exploding tree' that kills people - it is the 'electric shock' and heat that passes down the tree, into the ground and through anyone who is standing within about 5 metres of the base of the tree. A direct cloud to earth (or tree) lightening strike produces from 100 million to 1 billion volts and the temperature of the strike can be up to 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit, fours times as hot as the sun's surface. In other words, anyone who is standing under a tree which takes a direct hit is fried! I'll have to hunt up my source... I could swear that both causes were at play. The extreme voltages and temperatures really are crazy for sure. If only we could capture the energy for use! __________________
Water Hole, black hole, is there a difference? I've crossed the blue event horizon I'm sure, though my orbit is pretty wide, lately. But, being unable to escape from the pull of lions and crickets ain't so bad. Impala Soother
Fri, 15/12/2006 - 3:29pm
#8
One thing that kills people is the exploding tree... I wonder if there's a chance that the lions reaction times are so fast that he gets out of the way... seems unlikely though... It's only 10s of milliseconds between strike and explosion, I think...
Actually, it is not the 'exploding tree' that kills people - it is the 'electric shock' and heat that passes down the tree, into the ground and through anyone who is standing within about 5 metres of the base of the tree. A direct cloud to earth (or tree) lightening strike produces from 100 million to 1 billion volts and the temperature of the strike can be up to 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit, fours times as hot as the sun's surface. In other words, anyone who is standing under a tree which takes a direct hit is fried! __________________
Founding Member of the AAA - Africam Addicts Association.Want to learn more about the animals you see on the cam?Go to www.wildlifecampus.com for free modules and full courses
Fri, 15/12/2006 - 3:28pm
#9
I started new day thread __________________
Member of the Spotted Hyaena Fan Club The Whoooopers I'm a waterhole Addict and Kevin Harvick is da Daytona 500 Champ
Fri, 15/12/2006 - 3:20pm
#10
Horses and cows get killed by lightning in Florida, whilst standing under or near trees. __________________
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Goodnight Gerda - wow! was that a lion call I heard, or maybe a hyaena?
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