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Why wood from trees hit by lighting not not burn well?
Wood from trees that have been hit by lightning can be dried out and become very hard, making it difficult to burn efficiently. Additionally, the intense heat from the lightning strike can cause the wood to become charred, which can reduce its flammability.
Does lightning ever hit tall trees?
The electricity in lightning seeks out the fastest way to transmit itself from the sky to the ground below. As a result tall trees are often struck by lightning if they are the tallest object in a given area.
Why does lighning strike trees?
As lightning comes down, it looks for the first thing to hit, which is why trees and other tall structures get hit more than humans.
How does white oak trees move?
White oak trees are shorter and wider than most trees around them. By being wider, they shade out seedlings that would grow into taller trees and shade them out. By being shorter, they let lightning hit and kill the taller trees. Once the taller trees growing right around them die, others do not replace them. They are still short so that lightning hits other trees. Lightning hits those trees which are replaced.
Why it is advised to take shelter under a tree during lighting?
It isn't. The advise is NOT to take shelter under a tree. Lightning tends to strike tall objects such as trees. A person standing near a tree that gets hit by lightning may be electrocuted. Trees may even explode when hit by lighting, which is another hazard.
When big buildings get hit by lighting strikes why don't they burn down?
Or technology is very advanced that the structures are reinforced internally. We also have lightning rods, which attracts lightning and is a safe way to prevent lightning strikes
Why you have to stay away from trees during lightning?
lightning is attracted to the taller objects in any open space .so being near tall trees in an open space is dangerous. The lightning can "jump" from the tree through the air to your body if it finds that your body, with its high salt content, is an easier conductor.
Why it is appropriate for the statue of Benjamin Franklin to be leaning on a tree that has been hit by lightning?
It was Franklin's study of the damages to trees and other tall objects that led to his invention of the lightning rod, to prevent building damage or fire from lightning strikes.
Can a jet be hit by lightning?
Yes planes are frequently hit by lightning.
Where does lightning occur geographically?
Anywhere, though it tends to hit objects that are closer to its point of origin (i.e. tall buildings, trees, etc.)
Why won't wood from a tree hit by lightning burn?
Wood from a tree hit by lightning won't burn easily because the intense heat from the lightning strike can char the outer layer of the wood, creating a protective barrier that inhibits combustion. This char layer acts as an insulator, preventing oxygen from reaching the inner layers of the wood where combustion would occur. Additionally, the sudden and extreme heat generated by the lightning strike can also remove moisture from the wood, further reducing its flammability.
Why won't wood from a tree hit by lightning burn in a wood heater?
This should not be the case. It sounds like an urban legend. Wood (cellulose) is a flammable hydrocarbon and an electrical insulator due to its closed dry plant cells. There would be no change to the chemical structure of the wood from electricity that flowed through the conductive phloem and xylem cells. The lightning itself could easily burn a tree due to the immense heat of the electric arc generated. Then, of course, it could not be burned again.
