Go Back   Shreveport.com > Public Forums > Member Comments > Member Video Comments

Notices

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 07-12-2007, 12:29 PM   #1
sbl_admin
Administrator
 
sbl_admin's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Shreveport, LA
Posts: 1,965
Rep Power: 259 sbl_admin has disabled reputation
Send a message via AIM to sbl_admin
Post Comments on: Lightning strike

Reader comments and feedback for the Video titled Lightning strike.



Author: Isaac-Saxxon

sbl_admin is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-12-2007, 12:30 PM   #2
Isaac-Saxxon
SBLive! Veteran
 
Isaac-Saxxon's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 4,421
Rep Power: 317 Isaac-Saxxon has a brilliant future Isaac-Saxxon has a brilliant future Isaac-Saxxon has a brilliant future Isaac-Saxxon has a brilliant future Isaac-Saxxon has a brilliant future Isaac-Saxxon has a brilliant future Isaac-Saxxon has a brilliant future Isaac-Saxxon has a brilliant future Isaac-Saxxon has a brilliant future Isaac-Saxxon has a brilliant future Isaac-Saxxon has a brilliant future
The only thing worse than standing under a tree is running in a boat when those walking sticks go on the march.
__________________
Maranatha
Mat 7:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Isaac-Saxxon is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-12-2007, 08:25 PM   #3
rhertz
SBLive! Veteran
 
rhertz's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 2,834
Rep Power: 293 rhertz has a brilliant future rhertz has a brilliant future rhertz has a brilliant future rhertz has a brilliant future rhertz has a brilliant future rhertz has a brilliant future rhertz has a brilliant future rhertz has a brilliant future rhertz has a brilliant future rhertz has a brilliant future rhertz has a brilliant future
Wow that is an amazing video. A tree was struck in my back yard years ago about 50 feet away from me. I didn't see it but I sure felt it. If I am not mistaken, a good lightning strike is hotter than the surface of the sun. Don't ask me to prove that.
rhertz is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-12-2007, 09:57 PM   #4
Pocahontas
SBLive! Veteran
 
Pocahontas's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,691
Rep Power: 271 Pocahontas has a reputation beyond repute Pocahontas has a reputation beyond repute Pocahontas has a reputation beyond repute Pocahontas has a reputation beyond repute Pocahontas has a reputation beyond repute Pocahontas has a reputation beyond repute Pocahontas has a reputation beyond repute Pocahontas has a reputation beyond repute Pocahontas has a reputation beyond repute Pocahontas has a reputation beyond repute Pocahontas has a reputation beyond repute
Quote:
Originally Posted by Isaac-Saxxon
The only thing worse than standing under a tree is running in a boat when those walking sticks go on the march.
Don't forget golf courses... they are up there as well!
__________________
"The greater your capacity to love, the greater your capacity to feel the pain."

Jennifer Aniston
Pocahontas is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-12-2007, 10:14 PM   #5
AnimeSpirit
SBLive! Veteran
 
AnimeSpirit's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Nowhere
Age: 41
Posts: 1,659
Rep Power: 261 AnimeSpirit has a brilliant future AnimeSpirit has a brilliant future AnimeSpirit has a brilliant future AnimeSpirit has a brilliant future AnimeSpirit has a brilliant future AnimeSpirit has a brilliant future AnimeSpirit has a brilliant future AnimeSpirit has a brilliant future AnimeSpirit has a brilliant future AnimeSpirit has a brilliant future AnimeSpirit has a brilliant future
Send a message via Yahoo to AnimeSpirit
Before a bolt can strike the Earth, the air must ionize and cut a conductive path to ground. This process takes several seconds and the air may ionize in several directions at once.

I hear that if your hair begins to stand on end, then the air around you is ionizing and you have become a candidate for a lightning rod. At this point, you have a few seconds to take cover before a bolt of lightning literally slams you out of your shoes.

In most cases, lightning strikes your head (the point that is most conductive due to static electricity). With that, you may have a chance if you give the bolt a path to least resistance that doesn't cross your vital organs. Grab your ankles! This will likely burn your arms and feet, but you have a chance of survival.

I should submit this data to Mythbusters.
__________________
Confuscious says~
AnimeSpirit is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:48 PM.


Design By: Miner Skinz.com
Powered by: vBulletin Version 3.7.2
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Limited.
2008 Shreveport.com