Thunder is impressive, but it’s lightning that does the work


Nice photo from Texas Storm Chasers:

David Reimer's great shot of lightning, about 10:00 p.m. in Norman, Oklahoma, July 11, 2013

David Reimer’s great shot of lightning, about 10:00 p.m. in Norman, Oklahoma, July 11, 2013

Good luck, and keep ’em coming, David!

(Mark Twain observed:  “Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work.” (Letter, August 28, 1908))

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3 Responses to Thunder is impressive, but it’s lightning that does the work

  1. Ed Darrell's avatar Ed Darrell says:
    July 12, 2013 at 9:00 pm

    “It’s” is the contraction for “it is.” The possessive of “it” is “its.”

    Help me out. Did I goof somewhere? I’m not seeing it.

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  2. arden henderson's avatar arden henderson says:
    July 12, 2013 at 2:20 pm

    (first one may have not worked since I didn’t have js on)
    just a typo feedback, not a comment:
    text: it’s lightning does the work
    error: it’s
    fix: its

    Thanks!

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  3. arden henderson's avatar arden henderson says:
    July 12, 2013 at 2:17 pm

    just a typo feedback, not a comment:

    text: but it’s lightning
    error: it’s
    fix: its

    Thanks!

    Like

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