2006-08-09 12:24:37 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
The answer....yes it can, I had a relative who this actually happened to, it burned the whole side of his head, burned along streak of hair away and now he is deaf in that ear.
2006-08-09 12:26:22 · update #1
because i WANTED to answer my own question, thats why
2006-08-09 12:31:24 · update #2
Yes, have seen documentary of it happening. But usually buildings do have lightning arrestors and that should be first line in taking the strike. But we know accidents can happen, we are talking about very high voltages.
Pity you cannot award yourself 10 points.
2006-08-09 12:51:54 · answer #1 · answered by ideaquest 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lightning kills, and the damage that survivors live with can be devastating. Lightning can change your life in a flash.
Paralysis, hearing and vision loss, burns, numbness, and memory loss are some of the long-term injuries that can result from a strike. Often, the recovery is long and hard, and many never fully recover.
The majority of victims over the last 60 years have been struck while seeking shelter under tall trees. When lightning strikes a nearby tree, the amount of electricity traveling through it can kill a person standing under it. Other indirect strikes include those that travel through the telephone and those that “splash” or “ricochet” off metal bleachers, fences, light poles or goal posts.
2006-08-09 12:39:28 · answer #2 · answered by lil ole me 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, as you no doubt know by now. You might enjoy reading the experiences of a writer named Danion Brinkley, who had just such an accident happen to him, and subsequently wrote a book about how he died from the experience, but came back from the dead. I make no judgements here.The book is about that incident and others he lived thru. I suspect you could pull up his name on Amazon or on the Wik and get the correct title for the book. He has written several, but the first one describes the "lightning"(no "e", by the way) accident. Hope this is helpful.
2006-08-10 08:23:26 · answer #3 · answered by bgoodejr 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A telephone line has a lightning arrestor as part of the Customer Interface Unit, but a heavy bolt striking the phone line can overwhelm the device. Wireless handsets are safe.
2006-08-09 12:54:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, but only with corded phones. This doesn't apply with cordless phones, for obvious reasons. However, there have been studies showing that it is possible for lightning to ride the radio waves going to a cordless headset, if you're close enough to the base station. EXTREMELY rare, but possible.
BTW - Why ask a question, if you already know the answer?
2006-08-09 12:27:28 · answer #5 · answered by freetronics 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can and does happen although it's pretty unusual. The electrical discharge from lightning can be carried through anything metal including the wires of a telephone, metal plumbing, wiring to plug sockets etc.
Apparently one person a year is killed by lightning whislt talking on the phone.
More info here... http://www.snopes.com/horrors/techno/phone.asp
2006-08-09 12:32:41 · answer #6 · answered by Trevor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, one time i was playing xbox online and it randomly shocked me through the mik earpiece. it may have been a lightning storm because there are monsoons all summer in arizona. so it probably could happen on a corded phone, but i highly doubt that it could ever happen on a corded phone.
2006-08-09 12:34:23 · answer #7 · answered by Brandon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that happened to my Dad... He was actually knocked unconscience and it busted a small hole in his ear drum... he has to wear a hearing aid now.
2006-08-09 12:29:09 · answer #8 · answered by withallthesethings 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, will happen more likely in an older house than a newer one with more up to date wiring.
2006-08-09 12:28:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why ask a question and then answer your own question?
2006-08-09 12:28:21 · answer #10 · answered by Brandy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋