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Show Astounding Power Fact. All the crashes of lightning In the world produce, al any given nine, power equal to less than one-tweti-tielh of the light mm power companies In Ihe United Stall's, according to computations based on estimates of I'. W. I'eck, Jr., consulting engineer for the Ccncral I'.lectrlc company. There Is an average of 1.S00 thunderstorms thun-derstorms 111 progress in (lie world at any one Instant, according lo Mr. I'eck These give 'KKI.IXX) Hashes per hour, of l,r.tMi.(HK) horsepower operating operat-ing continuously. This Is compared with the :i2,."iiKI,-(UK) :i2,."iiKI,-(UK) horsepower capacity of generating stations in the United Slates. |