Birds fly really high in the sky, above the treetops fancy free, yet if they do it in a thunderstorm, will they get hit by lightning?
2007-03-22 02:55:46 · 13 answers · asked by Luis 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
yes, but rarely.
2007-03-22 02:59:45 · answer #1 · answered by wendy_da_goodlil_witch 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No because they can't pass on the electricity to Earth and also if they were on a treetop when there is a lightning, it is possible that they get the heat and electricity from the tree more than directly from the sky and burn up.
2007-03-22 10:06:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course everything gets hit by lightning!
2007-03-22 09:58:28 · answer #3 · answered by Answermaster101 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes they do and sometimes they dont usually the birds fly away at the sight of a storm.
2007-03-22 10:26:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, i think the dumber ones stand a higher chance of getting struck by lightning.
2007-03-22 11:34:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes..and when I was a kid, the bigger birds used to get zapped by the powerlines....(swans and ducks)...I would think that is more humane tho than being sucked into planes engines.....gosh, hadn't we better cheer up, this is too sad....have a nice day anyway...
2007-03-22 10:02:05 · answer #6 · answered by ozzy chik... 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only naughty birds get strike.
2007-03-22 14:28:42 · answer #7 · answered by sel_bos 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they stay indoors when lightning strikes
2007-03-22 10:04:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no becasue they dont have anything that will attract lightning
Unlike use our body produces radiation which attracts lightning to us... unlucky
2007-03-22 09:59:43 · answer #9 · answered by godwin j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes it depends
2007-03-22 09:59:02 · answer #10 · answered by cheryline 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one in 100,000 birds
2007-03-22 10:51:55 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋