cat handler Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 3 hours ago, gr8fldanielle said: Pine trees are notorious for being hit by lightning because their tap roots run very deep. Ha ha ha ha, yeah right. just wondering how the lightening knows that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muggi1968 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Lightning always goes the easiest way to ground as fx trees or high buildings.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 2 hours ago, sanukjim said: You are much better off in open ground sitting in a slight depression in the land.The noble phone has nothing to do with it,it is the tree that was the grounding point If you're in open ground during a lightening storm and happen to be the only thing standing I would be more than a little concerned typically lightening looks for something tall to get to ground/earth! Rather than sitting in a slight depression I would put my head between my knees and kiss my ass goodbye ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 18 minutes ago, cat handler said: Ha ha ha ha, yeah right. just wondering how the lightening knows that? Because the lightning comes from the ground first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambum Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 The reason why many golf tournaments are postponed during play due to thunderstorms is the danger to golfers clubs being struck by lightning, not the fact that golfers won't play in the rain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish monger Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 5 hours ago, crystal sauce said: Why would lightning strikes humans? Have a little more hot sauce... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseldave1951 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 5 hours ago, crystal sauce said: Why would lightning strikes humans? it diden't it struck the tree and jumped to earth through them and the tree, they would have been safer to be out on the beach in the open curled up in a ball, but how many people know this in Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiSePuede419 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 You would think that people who basically live outdoors most of their lives would be more in tune with the weather???? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlcart Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 45 minutes ago, cat handler said: Ha ha ha ha, yeah right. just wondering how the lightening knows that? I don't think the deep roots matter much, pine trees are tall, and that is why the often are hit. But if you really are wondering about how lighting knows things, look into quantum physics. Electrons (and light) actually do have an ability to know the path of least resistance even before they transverse a medium. These tiny particles of energy do not follow the same laws of physics that us bigger objects obey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlcart Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 34 minutes ago, canuckamuck said: Because the lightning comes from the ground first. Actually lightning goes both up and down. It depends on the balance of electrons. Sometimes the air has more electrons, and sometimes the ground has more electrons. The potential energy always tries to balance itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfiddler Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 6 hours ago, crystal sauce said: Why would lightning strikes humans? Out of a sick vindictive wish to punish them for their sins ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystal sauce Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 22 minutes ago, fish monger said: Have a little more hot sauce... Thanks but I prefer crystal sauce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumbles Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 The fact remains that it is a very sad thing to happen to someone on their holiday. Condolences to the survivor and the lady's family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nudger Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Another possibility (perhaps not in this case though) is that lightning can hit the wet ground and then travel along the ground and then up whatever tall object is near i have witnessed the results of this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish monger Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 I think it's safe to say that, I won't be testing any theories too soon....Tree or no tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLW Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Duh, can somebody please change the headline. [emoji36] It was the tree, not their phone attracting the lightning.Would be much better in terms of education and raising awareness about this incident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madusa Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 4 hours ago, sandrabbit said: I think the mobile phone urban myth comes from your house telephone when the outside cable was struck by lightning whilst someone was on the phone. So what happened when lighting struck the cable when someone was on the phone? Does it conduit the electricity to the phone and your ear got roasted? I am curious. Because we don't use house phone anymore. But I never heard anyone struck by lighting using a house phone when I was a kid so I am curious you mentioned this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 7 hours ago, crystal sauce said: Why would lightning strikes humans? Not so often directly but people do make the mistake of taking shelter under a large tree during lighting and rain storms. It is the tree that is more likely to attract the lightening so being very close to it makes the humans a co victim. I have been a witness to an event where two students were leaning against a tree which was struck by lightening. Both lost both feet and one most of one leg instantly. Both lived but with massive physical damage also to all joints in their bodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandrabbit Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 1 hour ago, madusa said: So what happened when lighting struck the cable when someone was on the phone? Does it conduit the electricity to the phone and your ear got roasted? I am curious. Because we don't use house phone anymore. But I never heard anyone struck by lighting using a house phone when I was a kid so I am curious you mentioned this. why do you think you are advised to remove appliances & extension leads from sockets in thunderstorms?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madusa Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 15 minutes ago, Dumbastheycome said: Not so often directly but people do make the mistake of taking shelter under a large tree during lighting and rain storms. It is the tree that is more likely to attract the lightening so being very close to it makes the humans a co victim. I have been a witness to an event where two students were leaning against a tree which was struck by lightening. Both lost both feet and one most of one leg instantly. Both lived but with massive physical damage also to all joints in their bodies. Why are lighting attracted to trees and they often strike trees. Many people don't know about this and they take shelter under trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 3 minutes ago, madusa said: Why are lighting attracted to trees and they often strike trees. Many people don't know about this and they take shelter under trees. Presumably because is closest point of contact to earth. Same reason tall buildings have lighting rods attached to heavy cable directly to ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiWai Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Is he extremely lucky or extremely unlucky?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIWIBATCH Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Trees are also full of sap coupled with their often deep roots and height above ground you have an almost perfect lightning conductor.... Never sit under a tree during a lightning storm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moe666 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Get away from that tree, even being indoors is not a sure fire method of avoiding a lighting strike. Stay out of the bath tub and do not go near windows. People have been known to be struck thru a window Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttrd Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 10 hours ago, sweatalot said: I don't believe their mobile phones have anything to do wit their accident. But I do believe their sitting under a tree on the otherwise empty beach caused it. It might be true that many lightning victims had their mobile with them. The reason is clear: how many percent have no mobile with them. Same logic as "people who were struck by lightning had a head, so they are more in danger than than those without" Corded Phones It is extremely dangerous to talk on a corded landline phone during a storm. If lightning strikes your home, or power lines around your home, the current can travel through the wiring to your phone. If you are holding the phone at this time, you'll be hit with the full strength of the electrical current. According to the National Weather Service, about five percent of people struck by lightning are struck while talking on a corded Telephone. Cell Phones Cell phones, and landlines with cordless phones, do not carry the same risk as phones with cords. With corded phones, there is a conductive path a lightning bolt could follow from the location it originally strikes to your body. Cell phones and cordless phones, however, do not provide this kind of conductive path. This makes them safe to use during lightning storms. However, a cell phone plugged into its charger carries the same danger during lightning storms as a corded phone. http://itstillworks.com/dangerous-talk-phone-during-lightning-34361.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfaroukh Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 12 hours ago, sweatalot said: I don't believe their mobile phones have anything to do wit their accident. But I do believe their sitting under a tree on the otherwise empty beach caused it. It might be true that many lightning victims had their mobile with them. The reason is clear: how many percent have no mobile with them. Same logic as "people who were struck by lightning had a head, so they are more in danger than than those without" You are wrong. I have read many places that when there is lightning you should never speak on mobile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 When I was a kid I learned that you should avoid sitting under any tree during a lightning storm . I guess they never learned that in Thai schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapom Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 My wife and I live on a farm NE of Surin. Two years ago this month, the wife and I were lying in the hammock under our patio roof. There was a slight sprinkling of rain, but no dark clouds or thunder. I saw our daughter, who was 5 at the time was dancing around in the rain with her umbrella. I told her to please not play in the rain and she went into the house. Less than 5 minutes later-BANG- the sound was deafening and we felt the concussion as a single lightning bolt, struck a coconut tree less than 15 feet away from us and closer to where the daughter had been playing. The wife almost jumped out of the hammock.The strike blew the top palm branches apart and most of the coconuts were split. There was steam and boiled sap coming out through the trunk and the top was on fire. This tree was just over 30 feet tall and 20 inches in diameter and the coconuts were as big as bowling balls. Two days later, the monks came and blessed the tree for saving our house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultName Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 A PINE tree though, on a tropical beach. I did not know they grew there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhippy Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 The Nepalese have an interesting theory about lightning strikes. The reason why so many temples have carvings with very explicit sex acts, is that the goddess of lightning is a virgin, and is too shy to go near a building with those sculptures. <<<<Foreign language removed>>>> Of course putting dry palm leaves at various places in the house (as my mother used to do) helps too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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