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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
Do ships get struck by lightning?
Sailboats with high mast get struck every so often. Small fiberglass boats hardly ever get struck. in the last ten years, only 8 fiberglass boats under 35ft have been reported struck by lightning. Thats less than one per year! These studies have been compiled with using insurance/acturary statistics. Large steel vessels and tall sailboats with conductive mast's are more likely to get struck, but even those numbers are suprisingly low.
What happens to the occupants of a metal-hulled boat when lightning strikes the water?
The occupants are at risk of electric shock if the lightning strike travels through the metal hull of the boat. It is safer for occupants to move to the center of the boat, away from metal surfaces, and avoid contact with any metal objects during a lightning storm.
Can lightning strike you in a swimming pool?
Insurance companies seem to think it's likely, but that's not saying a whole lot. I swim in an indoor pool that is in the LOWER level of an athletic center, and when the front desk hears thunder . . . out we go for 30 minutes! Stupid.I have done extensive research on the web to find an answer to the question of getting hit by lightning while swimming. In more than 450 cases I have looked at I have found only two in which one person, who was among others swimming in the ocean, was struck by lightning, and the other was a scuba diver, and the lightning actually struck his tank while he was coming out of the water. The first guy was surfing, so you might even say he was not technically in the water, but on it (perhaps making him more of a target?).I have also found that while people do not seem to be struck by lightning in the water, many, many are struck just after getting out of the water to take shelter. I've yet to find one in which people are struck by lightning in a swimming pool--recently or any time in the "ignorant" past when people "didn't know better" to get out of the water when thunder was heard.The whole idea of a pool-full of people being killed or electrocuted from a single strike in the water is ridiculous. I know it sounds right, though, since water is a good conductor of electricity. I have even read some pretty stupid remarks by "experts" that claim when lightning hits the water it disperses throughout the entire body of water. But this is simply not true, and research shows it not to be the case (hey, where are the thousands of dead fish that should wash up on shore after a stormy afternoon at the beach?). No "expert" can actually tell the truth about this because it is "conventional knowledge" that you are not to be in the water when thunder is heard--and insurance companies wouldn't like it.How about this one: I found one story in which a man was killed by a lightning strike while sitting in his boat (a common place for people to get struck) while his two friends, who were swimming next to the boat, looked on, completely unharmed!Most people who are struck were hit while standing out in the open, wet with rain, not under cover. And what happens when you get out of a pool? Hmmm, suddenly you are a lightning target standing in the open!I've found many stories of people getting struck on a clear day, in their homes, in cars, laying on the ground, under trees, standing next to swimming pools--in short, all the places you are advised to go to take shelter. And only two of people being struck in the water (ocean, to be specific). There are probably more out there, but good luck trying to find them.Perhaps, if proper research was conducted, it might actually turn out that we should all be diving into water when we hear thunder!
What part of a boat are gasoline and propane fumes likely to accumulate?
Bilge
Which is more likely to be hit by lightning a metal or a wooden boat why?
metal because lightning hits metal mostly
Who is the captain of the rocket boat?
If you are asking about the boat that struck a bridge in Alabama in 2012, the captains name was Lloyd Patten. It is believe lightning was a factor in the accident of the boat, which was carrying rocket parts.
What is wooden sailing boat in Welsh?
A wooden sailing boat in welsh is called 'cwch pren'.
Do ships get struck by lightning?
Sailboats with high mast get struck every so often. Small fiberglass boats hardly ever get struck. in the last ten years, only 8 fiberglass boats under 35ft have been reported struck by lightning. Thats less than one per year! These studies have been compiled with using insurance/acturary statistics. Large steel vessels and tall sailboats with conductive mast's are more likely to get struck, but even those numbers are suprisingly low.
Which would float a wooden boat or a water logged stick?
A wooden boat would float because it is designed to displace water and stay afloat. A waterlogged stick would likely sink because it has absorbed water, increasing its weight and reducing its buoyancy.
Where can you get old wooden boat oars?
Try a boat yard.
How do you make a handmade boat lighter?
How do make a wooden boat lighter
How is a fiberglass boat better than a wooden one?
I would think a fiberglass boat is better than a wooden boat because a wooden one can rot and would be hevy to move weres the fiberglass boat wont rot and is light so would be easy to move.
How did the sailor native Americans used to get their nets into the sea?
a wooden boat
Are you safe in a boat when there is lightning?
No sharks will eat you
Can a wooden boat go in water?
yes
How do you draw a old wooden boat?
by pensil
