Thunder facts that will blow your mind

Here is a collection of random facts about Thunder that will blow your mind

• Thunder is the sound caused by lightning.
• The intense heat from lightning causes the surrounding air to rapidly expand and create a sonic wave that you hear as thunder.
• The average temperature of lightning is around 20000 °C (36000 °F).
• The sound of thunder can be anything from a loud crack to a low rumble.
• Light travels faster than sound so we see lightning before we hear thunder.
• The closer you are, the shorter the gap between the lightning and thunder.
• The speed of sound is around 767 miles per hour (1,230 kilometres per hour).
• The speed of light is around 669600000 miles per hour (1080000000 kilometres per hour).
• Thunder is difficult to hear at distances over 12 miles (20 kilometres).
• Thousands of years ago philosophers such as Aristotle believed that thunder was caused by the collision of clouds. On our site, you can also check out other awesome information or amazing science facts.
• Astraphobia is the fear of thunder and lightning.
• The Oklahoma basketball team that play in the National Basketball Association (NBA)are called the Thunder.
• Thunder was supposedly created by the rolling wheels of his chariot, which was drawn by two goats called Toothgnasher and Toothgrinder.
• “They say all marriages are made in heaven, but so are thunder and lightning," (Clint Eastwood).
• At any moment around 18,000 thunderstorms are taking place somewhere on Earth.
• The most thundery place on Earth is said to be Tororo, Uganda, where it thunders 251 days a year.
• When the US palaeontologist Othniel C Marsh discovered a dinosaur in 1879, he called it ‘brontosaurus’, meaning ‘thunder lizard’…

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Great Violin facts to know

Every instrument has a history that also involves bizarre, incredible and random facts! Violin players, enthusiasts and music lovers. Right below here are some of the most interesting facts about violin that you might not know.

• The modern violin has been around for roughly 500 years. It was said to have been designed in the 1500’s by Andrea Amati.
• Playing the violin burns approximately 170 calories per hour. Forget about your workout and start practicing harder!
• Violins are typically comprised of spruce or maple wood.
• Violins come in many different sizes. Typically, students will start learning violin at a young age with a 1/32 or 1/16 size violin. As the student ages they will graduate up to a full sized violin.
• Violins are very complex. Over 70 different pieces of wood are put together to form the modern violin.
• The word violin comes from the Medieval Latin word vitula, meaning stringed instrument;
• The world record in cycling backwards playing a violin is 60.45 kilometres in 5 hours 8 seconds.
• The most expensive violin in the world was made by Giuseppe Guarneri in 1741. This extravagant violin was appraised with a value of $18 million.
• Violin bows typically contain 150 to 200 hairs. They can be made up of  a variety of materials including nylon and horse hair.
• Violin strings were first made of sheep gut (commonly known as catgut), which was stretched, dried, and twisted. Other materials violin strings have been made out of include: solid steel, stranded steel, or various synthetic materials, wound with various metals, and sometimes plated with silver.