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oakmad
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Ask HN: My house just got hit by lightning and it ...
A lightning bolt carries a current upwards of 100,000 amps, and has upwards of 10 billion joules of energy.
How many gigawatts is that? I’ve a car I need to jump start.
me_me_me
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Enough to travel back in time afaik
gbraad
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Only at 88mph...
ASalazarMX
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As we don't have long cables, guess we'll have to time it perfectly.
MagnumOpus
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About 1,000 gigawatts peak power for a few microseconds, plenty to jump start your time machine.
WithinReason
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About 1.21 jigawatts
thraxil
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What the hell is a jigawatt!
thorin
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I guess you aren't ready for it, but your kids are gonna love it.
shmoe
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Hey man if you ever have kids and one of them, when he's eight years old, accidentally sets fire to the living room rug -- go easy on him.
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How many gigawatts is that? I’ve a car I need to jump start.