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Re: Power Lines



But if you are the highest thing around and that foot IS on the ground when
the lightning bolt finds you.....(would exit your foot and seek ground
anyway). ;-(

Rick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Cohen" <Robert.Cohen@PO-BOX.ESU.EDU>
To: <PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 2:09 PM
Subject: Re: Power Lines


What if you run? Only one foot need be touching the ground
at any one moment. Better yet, part of the time you may not
be touching the ground at all.

Just asking.
____________________________________________
Robert Cohen; rcohen@po-box.esu.edu; 570-422-3428; http://www.esu.edu/~bbq
Physics, East Stroudsburg Univ., E. Stroudsburg, PA 18301

-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Tarara [mailto:rtarara@SAINTMARYS.EDU]
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 1:56 PM

Which shows why four legged creatures are at great risk
during lightning
storms--we at least have a chance of having our feet oriented
to be on an
equi-potential. If caught outside in a storm with no
available shelter in
reasonable distance, the advice is to crouch down with your feet close
together.