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this is a basic advice on any electrical course I had to go through. if things get really hairy, you should only jump around with both feet together, and have a
by saiya-jin 10y ago
this is a basic advice on any electrical course I had to go through. if things get really hairy, you should only jump around with both feet together, and have arms close to the body (not so easy somewhere on the wilderness)
- sharpercoder 10y agoGiven the chance to outrun lightning, running with only zero or one feet on the ground would also prevent strikes.
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- crististm 10y agoWhere do you get this idea? When lighting is kilometers long, half a meter more is not a lot to cover.
- mhb 10y agoStep potential: http://www.esgroundingsolutions.com/what-is-step-and-touch-potential/ http://www.esgroundingsolutions.com/what-is-step-and-touch-p...
- madengr 10y agoActually you hop on one foot, that way the current path does not go fully across your heart.
- jhayward 10y agoNot quite. It is the voltage potential caused by having your feet on two different pieces of ground, which have a voltage gradient between them, that causes the current to flow. If you keep your feet together you are less likely to be harmed. The farther apart your feet are the greater the voltage between them. This is called "step potential" in electrician and lineman safety training.