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Is 2,700 miles per minute as fast as a bolt of Lightning?

It's about three-fourths as fast as a bolt of Lightning
The speed of a bolt of Lightning is about 3,700 miles per minute.
(atmospheric electrical discharge)
A bolt of lightning can travel at up to 3,600 miles per minute when arcing from the atmosphere to the Earth. An estimated 280 million lightning strikes strikes occur each year.
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