Mechanical effects of the lightning discharge (slightly above average) may be compared to explosion of detonating cord, several hundred grams per meter.More than average discharge much more than a few kilograms of explosive per meter.
Madhara ya mitambo ya umeme kutokwa (kidogo juu ya wastani) inaweza kuwa ikilinganishwa na mlipuko wa kamba detonating, mia kadhaa gramu kwa mita. Zaidi ya kutokwa wastani zaidi ya kilo chache ya mita kulipuka kwa.