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Which is more likely to be hit by lightning a metal or a wooden boat why?
metal because lightning hits metal mostly
How do you prep for lightning?
You take a metal pole and hold up in the air. Don't worry, if your hair stands up, it means your brain is getting bigger. ( tee hee hee)
What is a metal pole made from?
A 'metal pole' could be made out of so many different types of metal, but most likely the metals you are looking for are Iron, Steel or a Chrome-plated pole.
What happens to the occupants of a metal-hulled boat when lightning strikes the water?
The lightning is conducted through the metal to discharge into the water. Metal-hulled boats, airplanes, and buildings are frequently hit by lightning with no harm to the occupants.
How do you break a metal pole?
It is not easy to break a metal pole. However, if you have access to a hand saw, you can cut a metal pole in half. If you don't like the idea of manual labor, you can use an electric saw.
Why would it be dangerous to hold a metal pole in a thunderstorm?
The reason it is dangerous to hold a metal pole in a thunderstorm is because metal is a conductive material, so the electricity that comes from the lightning would conduct into the metal and transfer it to your body
How can you protect yourself from a lightning storm?
run outside with a large metal pole. the pole will act as a conductor which would actract the lighten and it would not hurt you.
How do you get hit by lightning?
Electricity will always find its way to Earth through the easiest route. As such, you are most likely to be struck by lightning if you provide the easiest route for an electrical current to earth itself. So, if you are holding a large, highly conductive metal pole in the middle of a field during a thunderstorm, where your large conductive metal pole is the closest path to earth for an electrical charge in the air, then the current will pass down the pole, through you, to earth. Voila.
Why would standing on a beach or in the golf course make your body act like a lightning rod?
You are holding a long metal pole (golf club).
What are lightning rodes?
Lightning rods (metal pole or spike) are placed just above the highest point of a building. A metal cable or strap is attached to the rod, and the other end is buried in the ground. The idea is that a lightning strike will hit the rod and the electrical charge, instead of damaging the building, is led down the cable and is dissipated safely into the ground.
Which is more likely to be hit by lightning a metal or a wooden boat why?
metal because lightning hits metal mostly
What do you need to light a flag pole without electricity?
A taller pole and lots of lightning.
Warren Faidley's picture of lightning hitting a pole?
Google images. Faidley, Tucson, Lightning.
How do you prep for lightning?
You take a metal pole and hold up in the air. Don't worry, if your hair stands up, it means your brain is getting bigger. ( tee hee hee)
What is a pointed metal object that attracts lightning?
A lightning rod.
What kinds of metal attracts lightning?
I think it's just normal metal. I belive it has to have a certin type of ingrediant in the metal to attract it to the electricity in the lightning. As in, the telephone and television wires attract lightning and electricity with some sort of element in the metal.
What is a metal pole made from?
A 'metal pole' could be made out of so many different types of metal, but most likely the metals you are looking for are Iron, Steel or a Chrome-plated pole.
