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When lightning strikes a lake why dont all the fish die?

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Twisted excitant jap box office
  11/15/25
Why doesn't it kill all the fish in the ocean? It's got more...
Bistre very tactful church building pistol
  11/15/25
That’s salt water
filthy brilliant candlestick maker
  11/15/25
Yeah that should enhance the effect of the lightning.
Bistre very tactful church building pistol
  11/15/25
Lightning doesn't kill all fish because the electrical curre...
Razzle tripping shrine
  11/15/25
this is also how sharks got lazers and how electric eels wer...
Motley Fluffy Bawdyhouse
  11/15/25
Fresh water, sure because it's very dense. But ocean water i...
Bistre very tactful church building pistol
  11/15/25
Ph wow. So youre saying the lightning only affects the surfa...
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A dive is just a reverse jump, same kinetic energy
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  11/20/25
Enjoy your trash fish
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  11/15/25
niggers
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lmao at this schoolbus thread
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They do wtf are you talking about?
big philosopher-king
  11/15/25
Incorrect. Did you not read the thread?
Avocado whorehouse tank
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I don’t need to read the thread I’ve seen this o...
big philosopher-king
  11/15/25
You're witnessed all the fish in a lake die after lightning ...
Avocado whorehouse tank
  11/15/25
Obviously I’m being a little rhetorical it hasn’...
big philosopher-king
  11/15/25
And you weren't fudging the number of fish deaths even a lit...
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  11/15/25
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  11/16/25
they all jump right before the lightning strikes.
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it's not enough juice. that's like trying to power an entir...
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  11/16/25
A lightning strike consists of one or more short duration el...
lascivious pocket flask stage
  11/16/25
Old man assuming lolyers know the Fourier
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For all the non engineers on the bort the Fourier transform ...
lascivious pocket flask stage
  11/16/25
Or pronounce it. This block of text would be much easier...
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Not the weirdest feature Rach's been asked
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fish instinctively jump at the right time
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Puce gas station volcanic crater
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fish have slimy skin that acts as a plasma shield
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Date: November 15th, 2025 5:14 PM
Author: Twisted excitant jap box office



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Date: November 15th, 2025 5:24 PM
Author: Bistre very tactful church building pistol

Why doesn't it kill all the fish in the ocean? It's got more electrolytes

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Date: November 15th, 2025 5:25 PM
Author: filthy brilliant candlestick maker

That’s salt water

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Date: November 15th, 2025 5:25 PM
Author: Bistre very tactful church building pistol

Yeah that should enhance the effect of the lightning.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2:#49433850)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 5:27 PM
Author: Razzle tripping shrine

Lightning doesn't kill all fish because the electrical current mainly spreads out along the water's surface, not down into the depths. Fish that are deep enough to be below the surface remain unaffected, while only those very close to the surface are at risk of being harmed. This is because water's conductivity causes the electricity to travel horizontally rather than penetrate deeply.



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Date: November 15th, 2025 5:35 PM
Author: Motley Fluffy Bawdyhouse

this is also how sharks got lazers and how electric eels were invented

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Date: November 15th, 2025 5:35 PM
Author: Bistre very tactful church building pistol

Fresh water, sure because it's very dense. But ocean water is significantly less dense, so the electrons should be able to penetrate deep

Edit I got it backwards fresh water is less dense

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2:#49433899)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 6:24 PM
Author: Twisted excitant jap box office

Ph wow. So youre saying the lightning only affects the surface because the water makes it only affect the waters surface. Very insightful.

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Date: November 15th, 2025 8:08 PM
Author: maize menage



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Date: November 15th, 2025 8:03 PM
Author: Rose stirring casino queen of the night

So if you are swimming and lighting strikes you should be able to dive and be okay?

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Date: November 15th, 2025 8:08 PM
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Date: November 16th, 2025 1:59 AM
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Date: November 16th, 2025 8:01 AM
Author: Twisted excitant jap box office

Ideally you jump out of the water. But if you dont have time just dive.

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Date: November 16th, 2025 10:34 AM
Author: greedy space bbw

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Date: November 16th, 2025 10:54 AM
Author: clear zombie-like theater stage patrolman

A dive is just a reverse jump, same kinetic energy

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Date: November 16th, 2025 10:55 AM
Author: greedy space bbw

Something about this poast-moniker synergy

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Date: November 15th, 2025 7:35 PM
Author: Avocado whorehouse tank

Fish are able to absorb, store, and discharge small amounts of electricity via their electrophores.

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Date: November 15th, 2025 8:09 PM
Author: maize menage



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Date: November 16th, 2025 8:04 AM
Author: misanthropic orchestra pit



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Date: November 16th, 2025 4:05 PM
Author: misanthropic orchestra pit



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Date: November 20th, 2025 4:34 AM
Author: Elite death wish

it's amazing how after all these years I still learn something new every day on xo

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Date: November 15th, 2025 8:00 PM
Author: awkward impertinent therapy hall

Enjoy your trash fish

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Date: November 15th, 2025 8:03 PM
Author: burgundy offensive range pozpig

niggers

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Date: November 15th, 2025 8:03 PM
Author: cobalt office turdskin

lmao at this schoolbus thread

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Date: November 16th, 2025 2:00 AM
Author: greedy space bbw

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Date: November 15th, 2025 10:06 PM
Author: big philosopher-king

They do wtf are you talking about?

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Date: November 15th, 2025 10:11 PM
Author: Avocado whorehouse tank

Incorrect. Did you not read the thread?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2:#49434637)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 10:26 PM
Author: big philosopher-king

I don’t need to read the thread I’ve seen this on lakes a million times

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2:#49434668)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 10:29 PM
Author: Avocado whorehouse tank

You're witnessed all the fish in a lake die after lightning strikes? And witnessed the event occur a million times?

Impressive.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2:#49434676)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 10:32 PM
Author: big philosopher-king

Obviously I’m being a little rhetorical it hasn’t been a million times but it’s a well known phenomenon up here. We even have a phrase for it: “Lightning Dead” lakes. It can take years to reboot and restore a lake after a major lightning strike especially if it cascades through an underwater stump system. In those interim years, the lake is a real waste land.

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Date: November 15th, 2025 10:41 PM
Author: Avocado whorehouse tank

And you weren't fudging the number of fish deaths even a little bit by including batrachians?

I think this thread demonstrates that a combination of electrical spread on the surface of the water, electrophoric activity, protective slime, and carefully timed jumps keeps the fish very much alive during lightning strikes.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2:#49434718)



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Date: November 16th, 2025 1:30 AM
Author: maize menage

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Date: November 15th, 2025 10:12 PM
Author: floppy hissy fit

they all jump right before the lightning strikes.

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Date: November 15th, 2025 10:20 PM
Author: black impressive garrison athletic conference

it's not enough juice. that's like trying to power an entire city with an extension cord plugged into a home wall outlet. the power dissipates in accordance with current/voltage/time/area/etc. you would need a massive jolt of power to remain strong enough to kill stuff spread throughout a large body of water.

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Date: November 15th, 2025 10:25 PM
Author: Vibrant ticket booth

protective fish slime

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Date: November 16th, 2025 7:55 AM
Author: swashbuckling swollen sandwich

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Date: November 16th, 2025 10:42 AM
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Date: November 16th, 2025 10:43 AM
Author: Internet-worthy marvelous parlor laser beams



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Date: November 16th, 2025 10:46 AM
Author: greedy space bbw

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Date: November 16th, 2025 10:47 AM
Author: greedy space bbw

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Date: November 16th, 2025 11:07 AM
Author: maize menage



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Date: November 16th, 2025 3:29 PM
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Date: November 16th, 2025 1:53 AM
Author: Bistre very tactful church building pistol

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Date: November 16th, 2025 11:29 AM
Author: lascivious pocket flask stage

A lightning strike consists of one or more short duration electrical pulses. The fourier transform of a lightning pulse will show that much of the energy consists of high frequency alternating current. This is why when lightning strikes you hear static on an analog a.m. radio. In a conductor alternating current tends to flow on the surface in proportion to the frequency of the current and the electrical conductivity of the conductor. This is called skin effect. Salt water is much more conductive than fresh water, so the electric field around a strike will be more intense toward the surface and will spread out radially from the strike point. In the case of a fresh water strike, the penetration below the surface will be greater and the spread more resembles a sphere than a disk. If you are floating in the water the current that will flow through you depends upon the electric field gradient across your body. In most cases the field gradient will not be enough to hurt you if you are more than 20 or so feet away. However, if you are standing, the field gradient will be relative to ground, so the lethal distance will be greater. Fish aren't usually in contact with the ground, though. However, electricity is not the only problem. Lightning generates an intense sound wave (thunder). Close in it can be deadly or at least deafening - maybe 250 db, which is like a bomb - think of a stick of dynamite going off. Underwater the concussion can be deadly to fish at a much greater distance than the electrical effect. Maybe 5-10 times greater. In addition, the lightning will flash boil water at the impact point, so if you are too close you can be cooked.

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Date: November 16th, 2025 11:45 AM
Author: Ocher corner fat ankles

Old man assuming lolyers know the Fourier

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Date: November 16th, 2025 12:04 PM
Author: lascivious pocket flask stage

For all the non engineers on the bort the Fourier transform just converts time domain into frequency domain. Maybe that doesn't make any sense either. It's just one of those things you learn in engineering and math classes. It's tedious to calculate, so you just have a computer or instrument do it for you so it becomes a black box. It is one of the most useful tools in signal and image processing, but it's also used in many other ways.

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Date: November 16th, 2025 1:02 PM
Author: Avocado whorehouse tank

Or pronounce it.

This block of text would be much easier to read if we had LaTeX and he could just simplify it with equations.

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Date: November 16th, 2025 5:32 PM
Author: Ocher corner fat ankles

Not the weirdest feature Rach's been asked

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Date: November 16th, 2025 3:32 PM
Author: misanthropic orchestra pit

damn I'll be happy if I can just remember who the President is in my mid 70s

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Date: November 16th, 2025 3:58 PM
Author: lascivious pocket flask stage

Sadly now late 70s. Hope to do 79 on New Year’s Eve per the bort tradition.

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Date: November 16th, 2025 4:47 PM
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Date: November 17th, 2025 7:41 PM
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Date: November 16th, 2025 1:04 PM
Author: Buck-toothed fantasy-prone school keepsake machete

fish instinctively jump at the right time

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Date: November 16th, 2025 1:05 PM
Author: Puce gas station volcanic crater

Because they’re not grounded. If one of their little fins was touching the bottom at the time then ZAP dead

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Date: November 20th, 2025 4:02 AM
Author: apoplectic plaza main people

fish have slimy skin that acts as a plasma shield

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Date: November 20th, 2025 4:46 AM
Author: vivacious old irish cottage

Pike can feel it coming back again

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