Can We Guess If You Are More Thunder or Lightning?
By: Ian Fortey
Estimated Completion Time
5 min
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About This Quiz
When you're a kid, before you get to science class and learn about how weather works, thunder and lightning are two of the most amazing things you'll ever experience in life. It's like the sky itself got mad at you and wanted to throw a tantrum of epic proportions. There are loud noises and flashing lights, and it's about the most intense thing you'll ever see. And sure, later in life you can learn about the science behind it and how hot and cold fronts interact and negatively charged particles meeting positively charged particles, but does it make any of it less awesome? When you stop to really take it in, a thunderstorm is still one of the most awe-inspiring natural phenomena in the world.
The cool thing about a thunderstorm is that duality between thunder and lightning. They're two halves of the same coin. One's the big, destructive flash; the other's the booming, terrifying sound that comes with it. They're different yet the same, and that's kind of cool. It's just like people! Some of us are all flash; some of us bring that boom. Think we can guess which side of the coin you spend most of your time on? Are you thunder or lightning? Take the quiz and see!
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How hard is it for people to tell if you're having a bad day?
Oh, they're gonna hear about it!
If it's really bad? It'll be obvious.
I try to keep that stuff to myself.
I might freak out a little if it gets too out of hand, so that's noticeable.
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If you had the ability to do either, would you rather be front row for an awesome new band or actually be in the band?
I don't need to be on stage, but I'll take front-row seats.
Put me front and center on stage!
Actually, can I sit back a few rows? Front row is too close.
I kind of like being seen, so why not perform?
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How many parties get thrown at your house in the average year?
It's kind of unpredictable.
Hopefully a few big ones!
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Let's say you're home totally alone. Any chance you're singing in the shower?
I will sing at any time and any place.
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Someone's been talking trash about you, and now they want to throw hands. What's your next step?
I don't need to engage in that foolishness.
I'll defend myself if I have to.
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Do you prefer a really loud concert or a flashy one?
I like flashy if it's unique, too.
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All dogs are officially awesome. But which dog do you want to have the most?
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Are you spontaneous enough to just pick a direction and drive that way with no plan at all?
I mean, I can just use Google and see what's in that direction. It'll literally take two minutes.
I do like having adventures.
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Which superhero has the coolest weather-related powers?
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What's the very last thing you do at night before you go to sleep?
Probably drop my phone on my face while I try to watch videos.
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If we went into your room right now, would it be all neat and tidy or would it look like a storm hit it?
It's looking pretty decent.
It's a disaster zone, TBH.
I don't think the maid's gotten to it yet.
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Have you ever seriously planned to get revenge on someone who wronged you?
No, but I still remember who wronged me.
Nah, I just get mad, but then it blows over.
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Some people hate the rain, but not everyone. What's the most fun thing you can do during a summer shower?
I really don't like the rain, so I'll opt out.
Just stand there and feel refreshed
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Now you're at the beach! What's good?
Just lying there in the sun
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What's the most fun activity to do on a date with someone?
Wait, people do things on dates?
Put on your dancin' shoes!
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Would you ever consider going skydiving?
I'd rather just climb a mountain or something.
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What song about the weather is most likely to show up on your playlist?
"Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple
"Riders on the Storm" by the Doors
"November Rain" by Guns N' Roses
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Would you rather make friends with Bigfoot or a mermaid?
I can have more than one friend, ya know.
I don't want to ruin your day, but neither one of those things is real.
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Have you ever been in a physical fight with someone before?
I try to avoid actual confrontation.
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If you had a super stressful day, what's the first thing you're going to do when you get home?
I'm hitting the tub. Time for some self-care!
Calling up some friends to do something fun
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How good of a cook are you?
Do you want ramen noodles? I can make those.
I'm basically Gordon Ramsay.
I can make a few things pretty well.
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Should you ever pick up a hitchhiker?
Do you wanna get horror movied? That's how you get horror movied.
That's a case-by-case-basis kind of thing
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You can only watch one movie with the word "thunder" in the title. What's it going to be?
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If you could visit the moon, would you go?
There's nothing on the moon. No thanks.
I would go take a selfie for sure.
Yeah, who gets to go to the moon ever?
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What's one thing you'd never do during a storm?
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What's the most underrated ice cream flavor out there?
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People see shapes in clouds all the time. What do you see most often?
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Do you believe in aliens?
Oh, there are aliens, and the government knows about them.
I bet something else lives out there.
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What city in America has the best weather overall?
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You're lost in the woods. How long could you last?
I wouldn't be in the woods to start with.
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