2007-11-26 11:02:15 · 13 answers · asked by Hockey_star104 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
The ocean acts as an unlimited source of electrons to supply to lightning bolts. The current flow is from the water itself to the bolt. There may be some current flow through fish in the ocean, but it would be insignificant compared to the current through the water itself.
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2007-11-26 11:25:08 · update #1
Electricity is always moving around and through us, it's only lethal when there's a LOT concentrated in a small area.
A fish (or person) directly under a lightning strike is definitely in mortal danger, but the energy rapidly dissipates to non lethal levels.
Kind of like asking why everyone doesn't die from a single shotgun blast. The kill zone is quite finite.
2007-11-26 11:38:38 · answer #1 · answered by Phoenix Quill 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The area struck the water evaporates instantly due to the lightning's extreme heat and causes an implosion in the water that can cause any nearby scuba divers to be deafened. A fish will only be electrocuted if it is very near to the point of impact, it is more likley that it would be killed by the shockwave from the implosion.
2007-11-26 19:08:08 · answer #2 · answered by Andrew 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While salt water is an excelent conductor of electricity, remember that the burst or discharge of electricity barely lasts more than a split second, so it disapates very quickly.
Fish in the ocean don't often swim close to the surface, as the waves effect their abilty to travel at speed, thus they would not normally have any problems.
In saying that, whales, dolpins, turtles etc are essentially free game!
2007-11-26 19:24:28 · answer #3 · answered by Judo Chop 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lightning can't be conducted over an infinite amount of space, or when one cloud erupted in it, every cloud would. I'm fairly certain that some fish in the immediate vicinity would die, but most animals, including fish, have a sixth sense about the weather, and dive deeper during storms. That's why people don't get killed by live fish moving through the air at gale force speeds during hurricanes.
2007-11-26 19:05:38 · answer #4 · answered by pulse. 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
lightning strikes from the ground to the sky. It is usually from the static electricity from the surface of the water. It does not actually go from sky and into the water. I hope this makes sense.
2007-11-26 19:11:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When lightning strikes the ocean, the electricity is dispersed over a very large area very quickly, so that instead of causing death, it stimulates life. After all, electric current is how we communicate with our brain!?
Does that sound strange, or does it make sense!?...lol
2007-11-26 19:08:10 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Ummm.... I stayed in a Holiday Inn Express last night
2007-11-26 19:09:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
I don't know, why don't you follow up on that and get back to us. That is a very good question.
2007-11-26 19:08:54 · answer #8 · answered by sway 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That's a very interesting question. I'm not sure why they don;t all die.
2007-11-26 19:05:17 · answer #9 · answered by kerriiixberriii 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The charge is dispersed.
2007-11-26 19:05:38 · answer #10 · answered by whotoblame 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋