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Guys, I am often caught in the rain(in Bangalore it's raining these days - and I've, seeing B'lore traffic, decided to rely on public transport) as I have to wa
by fakeer 13y ago
Guys, I am often caught in the rain(in Bangalore it's raining these days - and I've, seeing B'lore traffic, decided to rely on public transport) as I have to walk a lot, from drop points - and I keep walking, reaching home sometimes partially soaked and sometimes fully. So, should I just stop it? I mean I feel good getting soaked in the rain from time to time.
And when do I know, if there's a way, that 'okay, no fooling around in rains today - looks like it's bad today'? Or I should just avoid altogether?
Also, as the OP has mentioned he was in a room so I am sure it was well insulated, so that means standing in the shop sheds is just gonna save me from the rain and not the lighting, right? What about standing beneath dense and big trees?
And I wear a leather shoe or sports shoe - both with plastic/fiber/rubber soles(I'm not sure) - so they are gonna help? Umbrella?
Cars, with all those metals around must be most unsafe then?
- honzzz 13y agoYou're safe in a car because the lightning will travel around the surface of the vehicle and then go to ground.This occurs because the vehicle acts like a Faraday cage. http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/lightning8.htm http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/li...
- GFischer 13y agoI've walked in the rain for at least a decade (in Uruguay) and so have most of my classmates and friends, and never even heard of someone getting struck by lightning. The odds are still pretty low (they vary according to Google, but the lowest estimate is 1 in 3000 in your lifetime, with the highest being 1 in 500.000). I'd be a lot more worried about cancer (1 in 6 chances).