# Can lightning vaporize a swimming pool?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-lightning-vaporize-a-swimming-pool/77827
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [August 24, 2001, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-lightning-vaporize-a-swimming-pool/77827 "2001-08-24T02:01:43Z")
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### Author: ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2001, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-lightning-vaporize-a-swimming-pool/77827/41 "2001-08-27T01:03:14Z")

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The conversion from watt-seconds to Joules is 1:1 … But a watt-second is not a watt.

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