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I grew up in an area that frequently had thunderstorms. I witnessed many strikes in my yard, including my house while I was in it, and investigated many in my n
by slacka 13y ago
I grew up in an area that frequently had thunderstorms. I witnessed many strikes in my yard, including my house while I was in it, and investigated many in my neighborhood. Much of what the OP said was bullshit. If it were true, the lightning rods that attracted and diverted many strikes wouldn't need to be place high.
The strikes always hit taller object like houses and trees and I never ever saw a strike or evidence of one in the middle of a field.
- kposehn 13y agoPlease don't generalize your experience across the entirety of all possible occurences. 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqzjk1kp5Ug http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqzjk1kp5Ug - Notice in the shot how the lightning hits a small, low-in-the-water boat. 2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keVm06H26ik http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keVm06H26ik - In Boulder, with the mountains right next door, lightning strikes twice in the city proper, around 1,000 feet lower in elevation. 3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKw9kpD0rNc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKw9kpD0rNc - Lightning strikes the water, less than a hundred feet away, instead of the palm trees the photographer is at. My point was that assuming lightning will strike the highest point is patently false; it doesn't meant that a valley isn't any safer than a mountain - just don't assume that being in a valley protects you.