...how about some TRIVIA!
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*hears none*
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Okay, what keeps you safe in a thunderstorm when sitting in a car, the tires or the body (explain)?
:D
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...how about some TRIVIA!
*holds for applause*
*hears none*
*moves on...*
Okay, what keeps you safe in a thunderstorm when sitting in a car, the tires or the body (explain)?
:D
Just to be different, i'll say tyres. After all, they are rubber and electricity likes stuff that conducts that's in contact with ground
Yes, while I dont know the exact name of the phenomenon, it it because the metal body of the car keeps all of the electricity on the outside.
We did this in physics class. I was the first one to touch the dome after it got charged up. Shocked the hell out of me :)
could also be the tires(tyres, crazy Brits;) ) when they used to have metal dashboards and other things in cars. Can you imagine??
:D
That was cool! Van-de-something generator isn't it? They're :cool:Quote:
Originally posted by crptcblade
We did this in physics class. I was the first one to touch the dome after it got charged up. Shocked the hell out of me :)
Damn right :DQuote:
the tires (tyres, crazy Brits)
Van Der Graaf generator :) Fun toy :eek:
There's a true saying in the world of high-voltage engineers "a happy engineer is always playing with his balls".
The theory is this, when you touch a cable which might be high voltage, you should always have your left hand in your trouser pocket. Then, if by accident the current is live, the voltage will shoot across your shoulders, down your arm and down your leg.. taking the path of least resistance... This is much better than going straight down through your body and stopping your heart. Of course, I don't imagine 20,000 volts through your testicales is a bundle of laughs either.
SD
1) Why would you be touching a cable that may be high voltage?
2) When working with electricity, it's not the time to be playing with your balls(unless it's 2 C batteries in a... *ahem*), that's what your bedroom is for...
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Originally posted by parksie
Van Der Graaf generator :) Fun toy :eek:
oooooooh that hair ! :D
Yep :D We did it to someone with knee-length hair...after about 5 minutes charging up they looked quite impressive :D Pity it didn't completely stick out (not enough charge I don't think), but it "lifted" a long way :D
So does this mean that when you are in a car that is fiberglass that you are Shish-ka-bob stew. I think it is mostly the tires.Quote:
Originally posted by crptcblade
Yes, while I dont know the exact name of the phenomenon, it it because the metal body of the car keeps all of the electricity on the outside.
How can metal keep the electricity on the outside, last time I checked it wasn't an insulator. :)
so that is what happened to you :DQuote:
I was the first one to touch the dome after it got charged up. Shocked the hell out of me
but tell me when you touch that dome was the electricity being generated on the inside or outside?
When lightning has travelled all the way from heaven to earth, a few inches of rubber won't make a lot of difference to where it lands. It's the car's body that keeps you safe.
Well for starters, it doesn't travel from heaven to earth. It is made inside earth's own atmosphere. Secondly, heaven only exists in the mindset of a percentage of the population.Quote:
Originally posted by Starman
When lightning has travelled all the way from heaven to earth, a few inches of rubber won't make a lot of difference to where it lands. It's the car's body that keeps you safe.
Well, apparently, for that percentage of the population, it will do them no good to hang on to a tire in a thunderstormQuote:
Originally posted by chrisjk
Well for starters, it doesn't travel from heaven to earth. It is made inside earth's own atmosphere. Secondly, heaven only exists in the mindset of a percentage of the population.
:)
actually if you want to get technical, Lightning travels from the ground up not from heaven (sky) to the ground. it just happens so fast that it looks like it came down.
and when was the last time you seen electricity go through rubber??
last time I checked electricity travels from metal that is in wire and the rubber (plastic) on the outside keeps it safe to touch.
But if you want to go to court on it, a thunderstorm won't hurt you at all considering it is just noise, but a lighting strike might, :D:D:cool:Quote:
Originally posted by Cryptic
Okay, what keeps you safe in a thunderstorm when sitting in a car, the tires or the body (explain)?