How to Survive a Lightning Strike
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If you get caught in the middle of a big, open field during a lightning storm, whichof the following uniforms would be most likely to keep you safe? A thick wetsuit; a supermancostume; a medieval coat of armor; or a birthday suit?If you answered "medieval coat of armor," you might be a little crazy--but you'd alsobe right. You'd be crazy, of course, because lightning is much more likely to strike metalthan to strike rubber, fabric, or bare skin. The reason is that lightning bolts are justlong streams of fast-flowing electrons looking for the easiest path from point A to pointB, and no everyday material provides an easier path than metal.So why would a material that lures lightning bolts keep you safe during a thunderstorm?Ironically, for ...
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If you get caught in the middle of a big, open field during a lightning storm, whichof the following uniforms would be most likely to keep you safe? A thick wetsuit; a supermancostume; a medieval coat of armor; or a birthday suit?If you answered "medieval coat of armor," you might be a little crazy--but you'd alsobe right. You'd be crazy, of course, because lightning is much more likely to strike metalthan to strike rubber, fabric, or bare skin. The reason is that lightning bolts are justlong streams of fast-flowing electrons looking for the easiest path from point A to pointB, and no everyday material provides an easier path than metal.So why would a material that lures lightning bolts keep you safe during a thunderstorm?Ironically, for ...
