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02-25-15 | 09:08 AM

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FBinNY

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From: New Rochelle, NY

Bikes: too many bikes from 1967 10s (5x2)Frejus to a Sumitomo Ti/Chorus aluminum 10s (10x2), plus one non-susp mtn bike I use as my commuter

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Originally Posted by rumrunn6

FBinNY I thought it was 1 second per mile.....

Then I guess it's good that I posted. The speed of sound is roughly 1,100 feet per second, so it travels a mile in just under 5 seconds. If you can't cont off a full second, it's striking pretty close. You may also feel the static electricity before a strike as the charge builds up before a strike, which is probably what happened to your brothers.

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