A "stroke" is a medicinal abnomaly!
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Hi,
I would like to bring to your attention that we are discussing lightning  Lightning  strikes or flashes here but definitely not "strokes" 

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(2016-07-15, 01:03)Nickmey Wrote: Hi,
I would like to bring to your attention that we are discussing lightning  Lightning  strikes or flashes here but definitely not "strokes" 

regards,
               Nick, OE1NMB  Wink

Of course we are!
A lightning flash consists of one or more discharges called strokes.
A strike is when a stroke or strokes hit something, with the more common Cloud-to-Ground strokes, that would be an earthbound object.

On the other hand, your post could simply be a little bit of trolling to stir stuff up... ... Lightning
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@Nickmey: The scientifically correct term is "(lightning) stroke". Several other persons from universities confirmed that. We often also use "strike" because everybody knows that word - but it is not always correct.

Also see the FAQ here: http://www.lightningmaps.org/about/faq
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Oh, I see!
Thanks for your in-depth reply, always helps to point at something seemingly false in
order to become correctly informed.

Nick, OE1NMB
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