ok, this is the second time in the past two weeks I've not been able to go swim due to thunderstorm activity.
Now don't get me wrong.. I LOOOOOVE Thunderstorms, but not being able to swim when you've looked forward to doing so since the previous evening is just no fun at all. :mad:
I was literally out the building and on my way to the Y when an clap of thunder abruptly stopped me in my tracks.. I just turned right around and went back into the building. (and onto the discussion boards of course! lol)
Anyone else go to indoor pools that close during storms? In Oklahoma during spring and early summer it sometimes ends up being like a hail mary to decide to go to practice in hopes that there won't be a storm.:rolleyes:
Originally posted by Kevin in MD
I find it preposterous to think the electricity from a lightning strike would pass from the earth (ground) to the pipes and then back into the earth.
How about when a power line faills down into a puddle of water? By your reasoning, the electricity already has direct access to the earth and shouldn't shock anyone stepping into the water at any distance away.
One web site mentions that lightning can carry about 30,000 amps of charge. If you remember your basic electronics, that current will travel every path to a ground, even the high resistance paths.
Originally posted by Kevin in MD
I find it preposterous to think the electricity from a lightning strike would pass from the earth (ground) to the pipes and then back into the earth.
How about when a power line faills down into a puddle of water? By your reasoning, the electricity already has direct access to the earth and shouldn't shock anyone stepping into the water at any distance away.
One web site mentions that lightning can carry about 30,000 amps of charge. If you remember your basic electronics, that current will travel every path to a ground, even the high resistance paths.
