we have had bad storms lately with loud thunder & lightning.often
people are in places where they should be safe when lightning strikes.Where is the safest place to be at this time?
2006-07-30 08:51:31 · 18 answers · asked by Larry K 1 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
wrapped in a rubber sheet?
2006-07-30 08:56:25 · answer #1 · answered by Hannah's Grandpa 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Believe it or not, one of the safest places to be when lightning strikes is a car or other motor vehicle, because the rubber tires, being non-conductive, tend to act as a repellant against the electrical discharge.
2006-07-30 08:56:35 · answer #2 · answered by Archetypal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
inside, away from windows, away from electrical outlets, and not in the shower, not on the phone, not on the computer. Basement if you got one.
If you're outside, stay away from trees, turn your phone off, stay away from tall objects. Get inside a car and close the door. If you're in a field, lie down, find a gully somewhere... Lightning will strike the tallest grounded object, and you don't want that object to be YOU. You can also feel when lightning is about to strike, the hairs on your neck and arm will tend to stand up (you do not always feel this, and it does not always lead to a lightning strike).
2006-07-30 08:57:43 · answer #3 · answered by 006 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a car with the doors closed and the windows rolled up. The rubber tires will protect you from lightning
2006-07-30 08:54:52 · answer #4 · answered by Dan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you are home in your basement or room without windows like a bathroom, away from the fixtures with water off. if you are not at home in a car or in the centre of the mall away from the windows.
always away from trees. always away from the tallest thing in the area. if you get stuck in an open field or something lie down on the ground. preferably in a ditch.
stay off the phone. it is NOT an old wives tale that lightening travels through the phone wires. it happens. turn off your computer. if the power goes off and then surges you can lose your computer.
2006-07-30 08:59:13 · answer #5 · answered by Justme 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a high rise building because most of these buildings have conductor rod that channel lightning to the ground away from you.
2006-07-30 08:59:40 · answer #6 · answered by gerlooser 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
miles away is the absolute safest place to be in relation to lightning
2006-07-30 08:56:32 · answer #7 · answered by theinsidejob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In most cases...inside your home. Houses are usually well grounded by virtue of the plumbing and usually at least one grounding rod. Stay away from windows...don't talk on hard phone lines..turn your computer off... and no baths or showers.
2006-07-30 08:56:33 · answer #8 · answered by bluejets13 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the middle of an open field holding a very large metal rod.
2006-07-30 08:54:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anthony S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The safest place is in the house on the 1ST FLOOR OR BASEMENT
2006-07-30 08:54:01 · answer #10 · answered by ™ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
out in an open field holding a 30 foot long iron pole
2006-07-30 08:55:39 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋