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They are tall and have water inside them from when they drink it

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Q: Why do trees attract lightning?
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Why should you never seek the shelter of a tree if you get caught out in a thunderstrom?

Trees attract lightning. They are tall. They are in the ground, which lightning seeks.


Do dead trees attract lightning more than living trees?

Dead trees get charged quickly, since dry / dead roots dont supply water to the leaves of the tree the charge accumulated also does not get discharged to the ground. Hence lightning strikes dead trees more than living trees.


Does fire attract lightning?

Fire does not attract lightning. These two things are different sources of energy and are not proven to attract each other.


Do trampolines attract lightning?

No


Do plants attract lightning?

No they do not


Why do churches need lightning conductors?

Lightning conductors or rods, protect a building from lightning hits by harmlessly draining of the electrical charge thereby preventing fire or other damage. Churches with steeples that tower over surrounding buildings and trees would be especially likely to attract lightning.


Is it safe under a tree during a thunderstorm?

No. Trees, often being much taller than surrounding structures, will attract lightning strikes. and the tree can get on fire


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.


Where can you get a power source to electrolyze water?

Wait for a lightning storm and attract lightning.


How powerful is a lightning rod?

A lightning rod is designed to attract and divert a lightning bolt and has no power of its own


Can intense magnetic fields attract lightning?

no


Can a magnet attract lightning?

If the magnet is made of metal then it can act as a good conductor to the Earth like any other metal. The fact that it is magnetised does not attract the lightning.