2006-11-18 16:25:37 · 5 answers · asked by Shelia D 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
being struck by lighning is a myth in what it says. you are not actually struck by the lightning but are the conducting rod for the electricity to flow from the earth into the sky to return as a bolt that we see.
what makes you or anyone a target is your location, metals around you and what objects are near by. to be the highest point around....as in alone in middle of golf course....you are the high point....electricity in the ground will flow to you naturally to launch upward as it will seek the shortest distance.
2006-11-18 16:28:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is an person-friendly thank you to estimate how distant a thunderstorm is. when you spot a flash of lightning, count type off the seconds till the thunder is heard. Divide the variety of seconds by potential of five. the end result supplies the approximate distance (in miles) to the thunderstorm. the clarification why this estimation works is ordinary. whilst a bolt is generated, easy and sound (thunder) are produced almost at a same on the spot. easy travels so as we talk that it reaches the observer virtually right now. subsequently, the term between seeing the flash and listening to the thunder is approximately 5 seconds for each mile of shuttle. The time it takes the sunshine to be triumphant in the observer is extremely small. subsequently it is ignored. it somewhat is the reason basically the time it takes for the thunder to be triumphant in the observer is used to estimate how distant a thunderstorm is.
2016-12-10 11:34:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I kinda doubt that. Standing under an oak tree or in the middle of a golf course is more likely to get you zapped.
2006-11-18 16:28:16 · answer #3 · answered by triviatm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope.
2006-11-18 16:31:31 · answer #4 · answered by Richard B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no absolutly not
2006-11-18 16:27:57 · answer #5 · answered by Dupinder jeet kaur k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋