About Lightning storms

[cowboybill]

Hey, short while back, a discussion came out about lightning on the ocean.
I spoke to several people that would know this stuff from Ham Radio Club.
Many of them are very techy guys, elec engineers, technicians, etc.

They all said nothing good would come from being out in the water on a Kayak in a lightning storm!

Just confirming for the FYI crowd...

Cowboybill:eek:

[Jzo]

They all said nothing good would come from being out in the water on a Kayak in a lightning storm!
Cowboybill:eek:

Make sense, thx for sharing.

[Gino]

doesnt take all those people to figure it out! :biggrinjester:

I wouldnt want to be anywhere but inside my house during a lightening storm. your chances winning the lottery improve otherwise.

[Jimmyz123]

Hey, short while back, a discussion came out about lightning on the ocean.
I spoke to several people that would know this stuff from Ham Radio Club.
Many of them are very techy guys, elec engineers, technicians, etc.

They all said nothing good would come from being out in the water on a Kayak in a lightning storm!

Just confirming for the FYI crowd...

Cowboybill:eek:

Here's my Vulcan take on this. Logic would tell you that if you are sitting on a major conductor with a rod in your hand connecting you to that conductor sitting in a plastic boat, you are now part of that conductor. ZAPP!

Lightning and fishing do not go together.

[lterrero]

If you get caught in one of those, make sure to turn all your electrical devices off, lay your poles down & pray :eek:

[scoop]

There are not many insulators at 100 million volts :)

[old_rookie]

Just don't let your feet dangle in the water and you should be fine.

[DavidT]

Chi Chi Rodriguez used to say that if you are caught on the golf course with lightning around hold up a 1 iron. Because even God can't hit a 1 iron.

[ikrash]

chances of you getting hit are about the same as walking down a regular street....lighting doesnt necessarily hit the highest point, it hits the path of least resistance and a graphite rod sticking 5 feet higher than the sea level isnt that much less resistance than hitting the ocean 2 feet in front of you...think of a right triangle and the distance of the hypotenuse...also, the resistance of salt water is not as high as one would think..a mile's worth of distance (not a whole lot in terms of the usual distance that a lightning storm is away from you..ie..count the seconds, sound travels 300m/s and light 3x10^8 approx every 7 seconds is a km) wouldnt even register on a voltmeter....imo

electrical engineers any opinions?