More than you wanted to know about lightning, much more! In this issue of Vinnie’s views, I discuss the causes, behavior, and characteristics of lightning and thunderstorms. I also provide safety guidelines and tips for first responders to assess and treat patients with lightning injuries.
Really intetesting, thank you for posting this with the sources and video links.
Growing up in the countryside we had been told not to shelter under a tree, I had always assumed it was because lightning hitting a tree can superheat the fluids in a living tree and cause it to explode and we did see a tree explode when hit by lightning, I had no idea of the side swipe path of it jumping from the tree to a person.
We were also told not to go swimming in a thunderstorm, and not to be the tallest thing around.
I had heard of a farmer being hit by lightning from the ground, we had assumed there were cables underneath that the lightning had travelled through, although your article shows it could just have been the lightning travelling from point A to point B and he was just unlucky enough to be in the path. He was ok, had to be resuscitated but revovered completely I believe.
I assume then, from what you wrote, that the hair raising in our arms as children when lightning was rushing towards us, was possibly us being positively charged?
https://x.com/amazlngnature/status/1900145197746401522?s=61
Really intetesting, thank you for posting this with the sources and video links.
Growing up in the countryside we had been told not to shelter under a tree, I had always assumed it was because lightning hitting a tree can superheat the fluids in a living tree and cause it to explode and we did see a tree explode when hit by lightning, I had no idea of the side swipe path of it jumping from the tree to a person.
We were also told not to go swimming in a thunderstorm, and not to be the tallest thing around.
I had heard of a farmer being hit by lightning from the ground, we had assumed there were cables underneath that the lightning had travelled through, although your article shows it could just have been the lightning travelling from point A to point B and he was just unlucky enough to be in the path. He was ok, had to be resuscitated but revovered completely I believe.
I assume then, from what you wrote, that the hair raising in our arms as children when lightning was rushing towards us, was possibly us being positively charged?
Fascinating stuff.
Lightning does whatever it wants..