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Is 0.000025830 times the speed of light as fast as a bolt of Lightning?

It's about one-fifteenth as fast as a bolt of Lightning
The speed of a bolt of Lightning is about 0.00033 times the speed of light.
(atmospheric electrical discharge)
A bolt of lightning can travel at up to 0.00032 times the speed of light when arcing from the atmosphere to the Earth. An estimated 280 million lightning strikes strikes occur each year.
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