Does thunder swish?

Thunder, as a pressurized sound wave, can hurt your ears, scare children and animals, and set off some car alarms. Since it is caused by the rapid heating of air produced by a nearby lightning...

Zeus Thor the thunder-bird

It transmits the sound of lightning in every direction. Thus, one can measure the distance to the lightning source by noting the time difference between seeing and hearing lightning.

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A thunder bolt is simply an incorrect name for a lightning bolt. And, since lightning carries much more energy than thunder, the "thunderbolt" is NOT weaker than thunder.