Page 191 - (DK) I Can’t Believe It! 2

IT CAN’T BE TRUE! 189

One lightning
bolt could, in
theory, toast
100,000 slices
of bread.

FAST FACTS

At 30,000 Kelvin (53,540 ºF/
29,730 ºC), a lightning bolt is
five times hotter than the surface
of the Sun, which is 6,000 Kelvin
(10,340 ºF/5,730 ºC).

The electricity in lightning
moves at a superfast speed of
62 million mph (38.5 million kph).

In theory, 5 billion joules could
power a 1,000-watt toaster for 1,400
hours, which is 1 minute, 40 seconds
to toast two slices.

US_188-189_309600_Electricity.indd 189 19/12/17 2:37 pm