2007-06-13 06:09:00 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Not a lot apart from a loud bang. In a structure such as the Eiffel Tower the electricity runs across the outer surface. It's the same principal that protects the passengers in a car or a plane should that get hit by lightning (planes frequently do).
This was something that the scientist Micheal Faraday investgated and he discovered that in a enclosed metal structure or a metal structure with a mesh construction the electrical charges are redistributed in such a way that they cancel out the electrical charge from the lightning within the structure itself. The name given to such a structure is a Faraday Cage, there's more about it on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraday_cage
2007-06-13 14:15:09 · answer #1 · answered by Trevor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eiffel Tower Struck By Lightning
2016-10-29 07:18:19 · answer #2 · answered by cohan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could be killed if you are on part of the tower where the lightning is passing through. The whole tower might not be electrified if that is what you are asking. But the electricity would travel a path down the tower and if you are touching that path you could be killed. Could it travel more than one path at the same time? Yes. You just do not want to be any part of any path the lightning is taking to ground.
2007-06-13 12:56:34 · answer #3 · answered by DaveSFV 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Discovery Channel show MythBusters tested the "urban myth" that claims that if you drop a penny off the top of the Empire State Building, it could kill someone or put a crater in the pavement. Outcome: by the time the penny hits the ground it is going roughly 65 miles per hour (105 km/h) (terminal velocity for an object of its mass and shape), which is NOT fast enough to inflict lethal injury or put a crater into the pavement
2016-05-19 02:07:41 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe there are lightning rods on top of the Eiffel tower so nothing would happen to you. The energy would go straight into the ground.
2007-06-13 06:45:05 · answer #5 · answered by DAR76 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You would hear a very load bang due to the expansion of the air brought about by the heast of the lightning. People further away would say they heard thunder. The good thing is that you would be able to tell them because all of the curroent would be conducted to earth through the metal structure.
2007-06-13 12:29:53 · answer #6 · answered by Allan P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crispy French Fried!
2007-06-13 06:17:04 · answer #7 · answered by DeeDee 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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Seriously, I don't actually know - but I wouldn't fancy trying it!
2007-06-13 06:12:54 · answer #8 · answered by Lily & Stu Too 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you would die from electric shock
2007-06-13 22:07:31 · answer #9 · answered by dream theatre 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would imagine they have it grounded pretty well...so i'm guessing nothing would happen to you.
2007-06-13 06:18:50 · answer #10 · answered by speakingofwitch 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋