RE: Lightning Video

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Original poster: "david baehr" <dfb25@xxxxxxxxxxx>


Years ago, when I was insulating  homes , in Estes Park , Colorado , 
there was a bad azz storm. I was in the house working. Its Been so 
long now, but there was a pipe , or wire comming up from the ground , 
I saw a spark come out of it , then BOOM !!!!, the thunder 
came,...man, did that hit close , glad I was inside ,.....scarry..:-)


From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Lightning Video
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2007 00:50:38 -0700

Chris,
   I really don't know....I think the huge tree above me kept the 
water on the cardboard to a minimum, but all I can really say is that 
I was dang lucky.  My car was obviously a far better path to ground 
in spite of rubber tires.  I guess it was kind of like how a Tesla 
coil tends to go towards metal targets, whether grounded or not.
Mike

Would the cardboard really make much difference as to whether or not 
the lightning hit you?  I think that lightning could easily overcome 
the breakdown voltage of cardboard, also, since it was sprinkling, it 
probably would have even been somewhat conductive.  So would the 
cardboard really make any difference at all?

Chris

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