2007-01-28 22:28:06 · 6 answers · asked by Hari Samy 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
It doesn't. It is more obvious in open areas probably because there are not as many paths, or grounds that won't be damaged. An example would be like a tree in an open field that will show telling marks of a lightning strike where as a tall building in the city usually has lightning rods and the building is make of metal and provides a path for the lightning that doesn't leave marks on the building.
2007-01-29 07:46:01 · answer #1 · answered by boogie2510 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like all electrical fields, lightning seeks to return to the ground by the easiest means possible. It's why lightning prefers open fields instead of crowded places, because in the open lightning has the easiest and most direct route back to the ground.
2007-01-29 12:31:02 · answer #2 · answered by some_guy_times_50 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because lightning is a coward.It attacks only single man and single tree in open ground whereas it is afraid of attacking large peaple as the crowded peaple usually live in towns having many buildings fitted with a weapon called lightning arrester.
2007-01-30 08:20:25 · answer #3 · answered by Arasan 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a good question,i think lightning is like a positive(+)and the ground a negative(-)in open feilds it whould have no problem connecting,but in crowded areas its like putting a sheild above the ground,the lightning conducts less.this whould make since why you whouldnt stand under a tree(because its directly grounded).
2007-01-29 06:36:41 · answer #4 · answered by greenvillin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has Claustrophobia
2007-01-29 06:36:11 · answer #5 · answered by malcolmg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't.
2007-01-29 06:39:04 · answer #6 · answered by tedsacoolguy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋