Lightning protection
- From: Tom MacIntyre <tom__macintyre@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2005 23:27:06 GMT
Hi folks...this was in a baseball newsgroup that I participate in
(rec.sport.baseball). Faraday cages have been mentioned, implying that
it could be safe. I don't know that I'd trust this against lightning
(maybe a Van de Graff generator). What do you think?
"Just wondering if sitting on a wood bench inside a metal cage (i.e.
metal on top and 4 sides) is a safe place to be during a lightning
storm. This is similar to the situation of being in a car (except for
the rubber tires!). I have seen younger kids wait out a passing storm
this way and am wondering if it IS in fact safe? What would the effect
of metal cleats be? I'd appreciate any thoughts from anybody but
especially from physics teachers/physicists. Thanks!"
Tom
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