Lighting does not literally strike down but it is attracted to metal so that is why a lot of telephone poles get shocked down
from a sixth grader so i think this is right but not 100% :D
The Lightning Strike was created on 2008-10-24.
No, it is not possible for sheet lightning to strike a person. Sheet lightning refers to the illumination of a widespread area of the sky due to a distant thunderstorm. It does not actually involve a physical discharge of lightning that can strike objects or people.
Lightning can strike humans when they are in close proximity to a lightning strike, such as standing under a tree or near metal objects. The human body can become a path for the electrical current to travel, resulting in a lightning strike. In such cases, the lightning can cause serious injury or even death.
A lightning bolt A lightning leader A lightning strike A lightning stroke
Generally circuit breaker is not designed to trip off in the event of lightning. The system has lightning arrestors which reroute the lightning effect to earth instantly. If there are no lightning arrestors then the equipment are likely to fail upon a lightning strike.
No, lightning strikes from the sky down.
Lightning typically strikes from the sky down to the ground.
Lightning does strike ships.
Yes. Lightning CAN strike anything.
No, lightning does not strike upwards. Lightning typically strikes downwards from the clouds to the ground.
The Lightning Strike was created on 2008-10-24.
No, lightning does not always strike the ground. Lightning can also strike other objects such as trees, buildings, or even other clouds.
No, you cannot use a lightning strike to target a planeswalker in the game of Magic: The Gathering. Lightning strike can only target creatures or players, not planeswalkers.
Lightning travels both up and down in the atmosphere. It starts with a downward leader from the cloud towards the ground, followed by an upward streamer from the ground to meet the downward leader, creating the visible lightning strike.
at trees
Lightning not only can strike the same place twice, it frequently does.
A lightning strike can produce sound levels of up to 120 decibels.