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Real tall, and isolated. Thatās the best combination. And be sure to wear your aluminum rain hat.
āYouāre not sāposed to run if thereās lightning.ā I think thatās the first stupid statement that Timmy has made. Usually, heās a few IQs up on the adults.
Letās not call others clueless unless we really understand the problem. Even then, itās not a polite thing to say, even to a person who really is clueless.
āRunningā has nothing to do with it. Motion does not attract lightning. You will get even wetter squatting on the ground than if you run to shelter. I did check the experts, and hereās an example of what I found:
The number one item on the list is to get to shelter.
If you run, you will get there much faster than if you squat. Squatting is the last item on the list, and is done only in one very special circumstance.
If you know lightning is about to strike, (your hair stands on end), that is when you squat down to avoid being a lightning rod. (This usually happens in the mountains.) Otherwise, squatting in a puddle in a thunderstorm is a really bad idea.
Joy had the right idea in running to shelter. Itās just that trees (especially high, solitary ones) are lightning targets, not shelters. So you are correct with a slight modifying phrase: Do not run to solitary trees in a thunderstorm.
Oh, and using a large umbrella with a long steel spike at the top is a very bad idea also. I see that a lot, and it makes me cringe.
margueritem over 15 years ago
Under āgasā.
Yes, DO run for the nearest treeā¦..making sure itās a real tall oneā¦
ejcapulet over 15 years ago
Too late, Marg, they already reproduced.
grapfhics over 15 years ago
At least theyāll set an example to follow.
Ray_C over 15 years ago
Real tall, and isolated. Thatās the best combination. And be sure to wear your aluminum rain hat. āYouāre not sāposed to run if thereās lightning.ā I think thatās the first stupid statement that Timmy has made. Usually, heās a few IQs up on the adults.
BigGrouch over 15 years ago
Hey, a Char-King. I wonder if he bought it from Hank Hill over at Strickland Propane.
Warren JONES over 15 years ago
sorta likeāBEND OVER AND KISS YOUR AāS GOODBY??
Ray_C over 15 years ago
Letās not call others clueless unless we really understand the problem. Even then, itās not a polite thing to say, even to a person who really is clueless.
āRunningā has nothing to do with it. Motion does not attract lightning. You will get even wetter squatting on the ground than if you run to shelter. I did check the experts, and hereās an example of what I found:
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/safety/wtstorm.htm
The number one item on the list is to get to shelter. If you run, you will get there much faster than if you squat. Squatting is the last item on the list, and is done only in one very special circumstance.
If you know lightning is about to strike, (your hair stands on end), that is when you squat down to avoid being a lightning rod. (This usually happens in the mountains.) Otherwise, squatting in a puddle in a thunderstorm is a really bad idea. Joy had the right idea in running to shelter. Itās just that trees (especially high, solitary ones) are lightning targets, not shelters. So you are correct with a slight modifying phrase: Do not run to solitary trees in a thunderstorm.
Oh, and using a large umbrella with a long steel spike at the top is a very bad idea also. I see that a lot, and it makes me cringe.