Timeline for Under what circumstances, if any, can thunder by itself cause damage?
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| S Aug 12, 2022 at 18:55 | history | suggested | Someone | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
specify what type of damage
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| Aug 10, 2022 at 15:20 | comment | added | Loren Pechtel | @PeterCordes My impression was that it could actually kill but the question only asked about damage and so I went with what I found easily. And their sound level chart being out of order makes me question the accuracy of the rest of their stuff. | |
| Aug 9, 2022 at 16:28 | comment | added | Peter Cordes | @terdon: yeah, I'd highly recommend that Loren edit the answer to include that or some other source for sound being physically damaging to human bodies, and/or to say hearing damage if that's what was meant. But still +1 for digging up a decibel number. By comparison, a fighter jet engine at full thrust can be up to 150 dB from 42 feet away, 45 degrees off axis (noisemonitoringservices.com/how-loud-is-a-jet-engine); dB is a log scale so 100 to 1000 times the power is a pretty big deal. | |
| Aug 9, 2022 at 16:22 | comment | added | terdon | @PeterCordes yes, I don't doubt it, but I didn't see it anywhere in the answer. | |
| Aug 9, 2022 at 16:17 | comment | added | Peter Cordes | @terdon: decibelpro.app/blog/can-sound-kill-you - yes, Sounds above 150 dB have the potential of causing life-threatening issues. Sounds between 170-200 dB are so intense that they can cause lethal issues like pulmonary embolisms, pulmonary contusions, or even burst lungs. Standing next to a lightning rod (so you aren't electrocuted) could be like standing next to an explosion, with serious over-pressure. | |
| Aug 9, 2022 at 2:26 | comment | added | Loren Pechtel | @user3067860 The bolt might have gone into something far more conductive--it would be possible to be very close without being fried. | |
| Aug 8, 2022 at 16:38 | comment | added | user3067860 | In close proximity to the source...meaning...you've just been hit by lightning? (For reference, Google says a gunshot is approximately 150-170 dB.) | |
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| Aug 7, 2022 at 22:44 | comment | added | Hari5000 | @terdon Yes, he is referring to the threshold for permanent hearing loss. The following infographic (northhillshearingandbalancecenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/…) claims that noise-induced hearing loss can be caused by listening to an 85dB sound for 8 hours, or a 127dB sound for 1 second. | |
| Aug 7, 2022 at 16:53 | comment | added | terdon | "That's way above the threshold to cause permanent damage" to what? Do you mean to human beings? How? Breaking eardrums? What is the threshold you are referring to? | |
| Aug 7, 2022 at 3:02 | history | answered | Loren Pechtel | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
