why does thunder roll if sound moves at a fixed speed?

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lightning causes thunder. lightning happens instantaneously, but thunder (at a distance) sounds like it’s coming, then it claps, then fades away. this don’t make no damn sense given that light and sound move at fixed rates.

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The rolling is the echo of the cracks bouncing off of stuff. Thunder is a loud crack when your very close to it.

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