Stepped Leader in Lightning

On Saturday, October 3, 2020 at 12:07:25 PM UTC+10, jla...@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Oct 2020 18:47:54 +0200, Gerhard Hoffmann <dk...@arcor.de>
> wrote: 
> 
> >Am 02.10.20 um 17:48 schrieb jla...@highlandsniptechnology.com: 
> >> On Fri, 2 Oct 2020 15:43:08 +0200, Gerhard Hoffmann <dk...@arcor.de> 
> >> wrote: 
> >> 
> >>> Am 01.10.20 um 22:58 schrieb whit3rd: 
> >>>> On Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 12:19:23 PM UTC-7, John Larkin wrote: 
> >>>> 
> >>>>> It's impressive that nobody understands lightning. 
> >>>> 
> >>>> Don't be silly! Avalanche in solids (like a Zener diode) or gasses (Geiger tubes, to 
> >>> 
> >>> Avalanche diodes are NOT Zener diodes. 
> >> 
> >> Everybody calls them zeners. 
> >> 
> >>> Prof. Zener even sued against his name being used for this. 
> >>> They settled to call them Z-Diodes and attribute it to the form of the 
> >>> curve. 
> >> 
> >> That sure didn't last long. 
> > 
> >Just a case of honesty. Does not fit into today's world. 
> 
> What should we call a 5.2v diode? 

Try voltage regulator diode. "Zener diode" has worked for as long as I've known about them (which is some 55 years now). It might not be technically accurate, but it's demonstrably good enough for practical use.
 
> Zenalanche? Avazar? 
> 
> Should Digikey have three categories?

Why should they bother? Who would it help? And how?

-- 
Bill Sloman, Sydney