Is it really dangerous to swim when it is lightning or is this just a myth?
I know water conducts electricity but this doesn't make the lightning any more likely to strike a person in water. A person standing on the ground is just as likely to attract a lightning bolt. Why would the lightning care if your body is surrounded by water or air?
Lightning tends to strike tall objects so since water accumulates at the lowest points, wouldn't it be safer to stand in a lake than on top of a hill?
2007-10-24 12:12:47 · 9 answers · asked by jeffdanielk 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
well still dont stand in watre plus your right but still dont. Lighting stikes any where. like on the news lighting hit the coppter adnall most lihting hit kids while they where running for cover. k . Dont stand in water during storms. unless there is no thunder or lighting
2007-10-24 12:17:57 · answer #1 · answered by Alex R 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
water is actually a relatively poor conductor of electricity
example...hole onto a copper wire 100 metres long and on the other end attatch it to an electrical current...ouch!
now stand the same distance away in some water, add the electric current to the water and nothing happens....
your body would be the most conductive thing in that lake, which is why you have a higher chance of being struck than the water around you
2007-10-24 14:10:25 · answer #2 · answered by jindivik321 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
stats show that more people are killed in the world by lightning strikes in boats on the lake than on dry land, so goes your theory about high ground, remember most bodys of water are the highest point in a flooded valley
2007-10-24 12:42:38 · answer #3 · answered by gary k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have a greater chance of being struck by lightning if you are in the water. Lightning is random, it can go almost everywhere. Having been struck by lightning once myself, I can tell you it is something you do not want0_0.
2007-10-24 12:18:20 · answer #4 · answered by ralahinn1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In organic water, electrical energy does now flow because of the fact there are not any unfastened electrons to bypass the present. In a typical swimming pool, there are different salts and different chemical components dissolved into the water that creates an electrolytic answer. this helps a risky cutting-edge to bypass by way of the water and kill you.
2016-10-13 23:11:55 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When is the last time ya heard of a person being killed in this situation? But yet many drowned on a beautiful day...You fell for it. The life guard has a great reason to stop watching the pool and chat with the ladies!!! Lighting is good for the lifeguard bad for the swimmer :)
2007-10-24 12:29:32 · answer #6 · answered by BenThar 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ITS REAL. IF YOU ARE THE HIGHEST OBJECT IN THE MIDDLES OF THE FEILD YOU HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF BEING STRUCK. IF YOU ARE IN A POOL THE WATER WILL ATTARCH THE LIGHTNING. YOU MAY NOT NOTICE, BUT LIGHTNING PROBABY STRUCK YOUR POOL BEFORE. ALSO A HELPFUL HINT IF YOU HEAR LIGHTNING YOU ARE COLSE ENOUGH TO GET STRUCK FROM IT. DONT WAIT TILL IT RAINS OR YOU SEE A BOLT, JUST RUN BECAUSE IT MOST LIKLEY WILL RAIN SOON (UNLESS IT IS DRY LIGHTINING STORM)
2007-10-29 09:29:18 · answer #7 · answered by weather 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because when it hits the water the electricity goes like everywhere...like anything in the water gets electricuted
2007-10-24 12:29:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i wouldn't try it if i was you!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-10-24 12:24:20 · answer #9 · answered by chris l 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋