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Is 388,499,945.578830 knots as fast as a bolt of Lightning?

It's about 2,000 times as fast as a bolt of Lightning
The speed of a bolt of Lightning is about 190,000 knots.
(atmospheric electrical discharge)
A bolt of lightning can travel at up to 190,000 knots when arcing from the atmosphere to the Earth. An estimated 280 million lightning strikes strikes occur each year.
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