RE: Lightning Video

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Chris,
   I really don't know....I think the huge tree above me kept
the water on the cardboard to a minimum, but all I can really say is that
I was dang lucky.  My car was obviously a far better path to ground
in spite of rubber tires.  I guess it was kind of like how a Tesla
coil tends to go towards metal targets, whether grounded or not.
Mike
 
Would the cardboard really make much difference as to whether or not the
lightning hit you?  I think that lightning could easily overcome the
breakdown voltage of cardboard, also, since it was sprinkling, it
probably would have even been somewhat conductive.  So would the
cardboard really make any difference at all?

Chris

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