"1. Carrying an umbrella can be dangerous when lightning is - TopicsExpress



          

"1. Carrying an umbrella can be dangerous when lightning is present. Fact. Anything that makes you taller increases your risk. 2. If lightning only hits the ground close by, you’re safe. Fiction. When lightning hits the ground, the current spreads along the surface to a depth of a few inches. Any fence or pipe in its path will be charged with energy for quite a distance. Any person in its path can be injured." From: Lightning Fact or Fiction- Hawaii Electric Light Company
Posted on: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 02:38:12 +0000

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