a question about lightning
snookie poo(:
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Saturday, 7th of August 2010 09:34:39 AM
what is meant by electrostatic shielding? how Fully enclosed metal snookie poo(: vehicles such as cars, trucks, buses, vans or other fully enclosed Registered User vehicles provide good shelter from lightning when the windows are rolled Joined: Tuesday, 27th of April 2010, 15:10:40 up?
the chairs and other things are connected to the conductingpart Posts: 563 of the vehicle then how could it be safe?
also how could an enclosed Viewed 3726 times vehicle could protect us by conduct such a large amount of charge?/>please give me an elaborate answer
how The charge inside of a
closed conductor is always zero?
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LIL'CRAZY
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Sunday, 8th of August 2010 11:10:26 AM
Alright, we all know that electricity chooses the path of least LIL'CRAZY resistance. So by passing around the body of the car, & not zapping you in Registered User the process is mearly it traveling the path of least resistance. Joined: Monday, 10th of May 2010, 00:43:26 Electrostatic sheilding, is just when a cage, or metal shell surrounds Posts: 893 someone. So long as they don't put an arm, or leg outside of that cage Viewed 7813 times they won't get zapped. This is because the electricity perfers the path
of least resistance, ur body doesn't conduct electricity as well as the
body of a car. So as long as you don't interfere with the path of least
resistance you won't get zapped.
MZ.Gigglez
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Monday, 9th of August 2010 04:18:28 AM
Lightning is ''repelled'' from rubber, which is on the wheels MZ.Gigglez of your car. This provides a ''shield'' which protects you while in your Registered User car Joined: Sunday, 23rd of May 2010, 19:17:00 Posts: 756 Viewed 6022 times
BIG
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Tuesday, 10th of August 2010 10:53:02 AM
Electrons follow the path of least resistence. in a wire the BIG electrons flow more freely on the ''skin'' of the outside of the Registered User conductor. This is called skin effect & applies to a vehicle as well. Joined: Tuesday, 20th of April 2010, 02:51:43 Things such as glass, air, synthetic material are poor conductors & hence Posts: 232 attract less of the flow of electricity. much less. In a bolt of Viewed 12718 times lightening electrons MUST flow. It is such an unstopable force of nature
that still mystifies scientists. The flow is a result of the laws of
nature to seek the lowest energy state, creating balance. When the
atmosphere is charged it is in a ''high'' energy state & must discharge to
a lower state. There is no place for the electrons to go inside the car.
But consider if you were outside the car. hand on the hood bare feet on
the ground other hand in the air. Not only would you provide a very good
discharge conductor for lightening, you would whisk away much of the
charge even from the car! You would provide the path of least resistence
to the ground therefore bringing balance & a lower state of energy to the
atmosphere. My advice. stay in the car. unless of course there is a
tornado on the other side of those lightening bolts! The car becomes an
enemy at that point! Hope this was helpful.
StinkerBell
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Wednesday, 11th of August 2010 02:00:56 AM
when the windows of a vehicle r rolled up, it acts as a hollow StinkerBell conductor & electric field inside a hollow conductor is always zero & all Registered User the charge on a hollow conductor stays on the outer surface of it. so it Joined: Friday, 7th of May 2010, 16:05:57 is safe to sit inside the vehicle. Posts: 115 No doubt the chairs & other things are connected to the conducting part Viewed 2797 times but all charge resides on outer surface, & it cant even come on the inner
surface of vehicle, & moreover USUALLY the material of the chairs & other
things is non conducting in nature for example leather used in seat covers
etc. so its safe to stay inside of a vehicle with windows fully rolled up..
crush
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Thursday, 12th of August 2010 10:07:24 AM
When the car is windows are closed, it forms a faraday cage. crush The charge can only be absored outside of the vehicle and not inside. The Registered User charge inside of a closed conductor is always zero, hence why you're safe Joined: Friday, 28th of May 2010, 13:55:11 if the car has all of the windows up. Posts: 1333 Viewed 16580 times
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