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so much for rubber tires acting as an insulator...
WWSD? (what would Sneakers do?)
"for every credibility gap, there is a gullibility fill"
jeff f
'97 RF900R
talk about it being your time...
Originally Posted by ThisBitch
Lightning has just traveled through 10 miles of air (an excellent insulator) you think 1/4" of rubber is gonna make a difference?Originally posted by bemused
so much for rubber tires acting as an insulator...
Talk about a complex report WRT a natural accident.
Was the bike chromed?
-Suf Daddy
Suf Daddy.
point...Originally posted by stoinkythepig
Lightning has just traveled through 10 miles of air (an excellent insulator) you think 1/4" of rubber is gonna make a difference?
however: the ground ('specially wet) is going to present a noticeably more attractive "target" for conduction to earth than even a thin insulator... THAT was my point.
tho electricity, over the years, has continued to do stuff that I don't expect it to...
WWSD? (what would Sneakers do?)
"for every credibility gap, there is a gullibility fill"
jeff f
'97 RF900R
Damn,
That report shows lightning strikes recorded coming down all around him.... First in front, then on both sides of him one of which managing to conduct through him.
He must've saw a flash right in front of him, then possibly one right next to him before taking the jolt.
A pretty neat way to go!!
A. ...But I can go to jail for that!!
Q. For what? Being f*ckin' awesome?!
Ive recently learned that the "rubber tire protection" angle is really a myth...it's the steel body of the car that saves yer ass from being fried...since he was exposed to the flash while riding a bike, he had no chance...RIP.Originally posted by bemused
so much for rubber tires acting as an insulator...
Was just going to post saying that same thing. It was estimated that it would take a piece of rubber 1 mile thick to insulate against a lightning strike. What the steel body of the cage does is direct the electricity around you via the frame of the car and that is how it protects you.Originally posted by greenmonster
"rubber tire protection" angle is really a myth...it's the steel body of the car that saves yer ass from being fried...
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Originally posted by Rice-rocket1
Was just going to post saying that same thing. It was estimated that it would take a piece of rubber 1 mile thick to insulate against a lightning strike. What the steel body of the cage does is direct the electricity around you via the frame of the car and that is how it protects you.
It acts as a faraday cage. You can see a real one in action at the Museum of Science.
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