I have a lightning myth would like answerd. If u r wet when u r struck by lightning do u have a better chance of survivng?
2006-07-05 03:27:48 · 11 answers · asked by Peter 1 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
Lot's of people survive lightning strikes. Lots of factors contribute both to your likelihood of being struck and your chance of surviving.
2006-07-05 17:07:25 · answer #1 · answered by Ms. Tyrrell 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Whether a man wet or not, whether his body is made of fluid or not, the question arises whether he is becoming a tool for the lightning to pass through his or not. If he is not standing on bare foot and on bare earth, and is sitting or standing at a bad conductor, like wood, rubber or plastic etc., the lighting will not pass through him. So there would be no chance of death except some heavy shock or jerks being felt by the man with possibility of burning of the skin or some other inner weak parts. Further, thickness of wood, plastic, or rubber, on which he stands, also matters whether that would be able to withstand the potency of the lightening or not, as lightening has to pass in to earth through some good conductor or by shattering week points.
If due to bad luck the lightening passes in to the earth through the person, there would be no chance of survival.
2006-07-05 10:50:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No! The body is already made up of water and electricity takes the shortest path to ground. That being said, the path of electricity will travel through the body completing the shortest path. The chance of survival is dependent on the path of lightning through major organs and such. This is independent on whether or not you are wet.
2006-07-05 10:53:21 · answer #3 · answered by navy7thseal 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe so. Other factors would be required. Are you on a sidewalk, or on a metal roof? Are there trees around? Are the soles of your shoes insulated (it matters!)? Water is an excellent conductor of electricity on its own, many sailors and swimmers are struck in water do not survive.
2006-07-05 10:34:50 · answer #4 · answered by wanderer11220 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
people survive getting struck by lightning all the time (not that it happens that frequently). they might already be wet from the raining though.
2006-07-05 10:29:57 · answer #5 · answered by madison018 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no but but people survive lightning struck all the time.
2006-07-05 10:39:07 · answer #6 · answered by john 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since your body is made up primarily of fluids, being wet would make little difference in your survival rate.
2006-07-05 10:32:31 · answer #7 · answered by lillylizard77 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would depend on whether or not you had some type of insulator between you and a grounded source.
2006-07-05 10:34:43 · answer #8 · answered by scott s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow i have no idea ive never heard of that
2006-07-05 10:49:03 · answer #9 · answered by gotchafool05 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wouldn't water conduct more electricty on you
2006-07-05 10:31:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋