Monday, December 29, 2008

Flash Facts: The Cost of Lightning

"The power packed into a lightning bolt amounts to only about twenty-five cents worth of electricity. Ironically, a quarter dollar's worth of lightning can cause hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of damage!"

Issue: The Flash #113 (June-July 1960)

2 comments:

Rick L. Phillips said...

I would imagine that the prices quoted there have gone up since 1960.

Dixon said...

I'm sure you're right, Rick!