2007-05-20 06:09:11 · 8 answers · asked by Justin M 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
i'm guessing lightening strikes?
2007-05-20 06:13:35 · answer #1 · answered by pirate00girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a myth. Lightning has already jumped across close to a mile, maybe more, of a very good insulator, the air. Whether you wear a one inch metal spike or not is really irrelevant as a result of this. Being on a golf course in general is a bad idea because lightning tends to hit the tallest object. Since golf courses usually do not have many trees, people are the tallest objects and are more likely to be hit. I do not believe that wearing metal spikes significantly increases you chances of being struck by lightning.
It is similar to the myth that wearing rubber soled shoes will prevent you from being struck by lightning. While it is true that rubber is a much better insulator, a thin strip of rubber on the bottom of your shoes is negligible when compared with the total distance the lightning has traveled through the air, another very good insulator.
2007-05-20 14:15:07 · answer #2 · answered by msi_cord 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if lightning strikes him,since the metal will poke into the ground,the spike will offer a direct path to the earth.So the current will try to use the golfer as a shortcut to the ground.Add to that a mettalic golf club and u have a certainity that will burn up quickly.
2007-05-20 13:19:11 · answer #3 · answered by Answerninator 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The spikes ground him which give the ligthning a preferential path. Rubber soled shoes will insulate him, discouraging lightning from striking.
This is why ligthning generally does not strike cars--the rubber tires do not allow a path to ground.
2007-05-20 13:29:09 · answer #4 · answered by apjok 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, first you get stuck in the ground because of the spikes. When the electric charge reaches the ground, it tunnels to your shoes, which (by that time you socks are probably all wet) which electricutes you, and you die.
2007-05-20 13:17:32 · answer #5 · answered by The Ponderer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it is a lightning myth then i would discount it. you are holding a golf club in a middle of an open area or worse yet near a small batch of trees then you are putting yourself at risk for getting hit by lightning I can only assume this is what you were asking.
2007-05-20 13:19:39 · answer #6 · answered by Shag M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
metal is attracted to lightings so are wood but lighting tends to be more on metals. therefore, it will be dangerous for the golfer to wear them
2007-05-20 13:18:36 · answer #7 · answered by bluey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because when it's stormy lighting migth strike them why is this because metal is attractive to lighting.
2007-05-20 13:18:58 · answer #8 · answered by samson w 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋