Re: Attracting Lightning

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Original poster: "Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <acmq-at-compuland-dot-com.br>

Tesla list wrote:
 >
 > Original poster: "Jim Mora by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" 
<jmora-at-jetlink-dot-net>

 >   Lightning is awesome.
 >
 > Golfing, fishing in aluminum boats, and seeking refuge under large trees on
 > a hilltop purportedly works well too:)

Fishing in -any- kind of boat, specially if you, or the fishing rod, is
the highest point around. Usual insulators or conductors don't make
any difference at the voltages involved. Swimmers have been hit too,
if not directly, by the current impulse that spreads around a stroke
in water. The same can happen to players in a soccer field if lightning
strikes a pole besides the field.

Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz