lots of local direct hits
2007-12-14 11:27:56 · 7 answers · asked by just checking 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
True but it doesn't have anything to do with them being HT power lines. If the power was off, they'd get hit just as often. It's because they are the tallest thing around. Some HT power lines have a wire higher than all the rest specifically to act as a lightning conductor, so the lightning doesn't get to the power lines (it goes down the tower to earth).
2007-12-14 23:15:11 · answer #1 · answered by mis42n 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You mean the tall towers that stick up above everything and are connected to the ground? Sure, as will anything tall and grounded.
If you mean lots of lighting hitting things around the towers and not hitting the towers, hardly.
2007-12-14 11:32:08 · answer #2 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any tall structure without lightening arrestor will attract lightening.
But, living near very high tension wires may not very good for health- some scientist think.
2007-12-14 17:45:40 · answer #3 · answered by Kutty_21 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dude, they are 250 meters away. Your in lots greater probability from that cellular telephone your utilising. The electromagnetic fiends EMF form skill strains do not extend out that some distance. you may ought to build a tree homestead interior of a few ft of them to be in probability.
2016-12-17 18:21:30 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, they attract lightning...and also, its why they say never to stand under a tree during a lightning storm
2007-12-14 11:42:19 · answer #5 · answered by aya 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stand under them during a storm and find out for youself.
2007-12-14 11:30:39 · answer #6 · answered by wesley b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
true
2007-12-14 11:29:53 · answer #7 · answered by @snickers 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋