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Posted by admin on Aug-4-2011

The reason you are safe while driving in a lightning storm is because of the fact that lightning is ___________, and travels on the outside of the metal instead of through or inside it. Don't tell me that the reason you are safe is because of the rubber on your tires because lightning has traveled thousands of miles and doesn't give a -ya- about traveling through a few inches of rubber. And please, unless you are sure that all static electricity travels on the outside of metal, don't say that lightning is static electricity. I know, thanks. After looking around, I learned — I don't know the answer, but ac travels on the outside of the wire, which is called skin effect. I did some searching and I found this link. So: The reason you are safe while driving in a lightning storm is because of the fact that lightning is high frequency alternating current, and travels on the outside of the metal instead of through or inside it. I'm not sure that really fits. Good luck.


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  1. Andy Johnson Said,

    it does go through the metal. . . . but its just easier for it to go along the path of the metal than it is for it to travel through the air. . . .
    so it travels through the metal skin of the car, and out the bottom into the ground.
    Electricity always takes the easiest (most conductive path)
    just like water always flows along the lowest path.

    and actually, electricity does indeed give a ya about going through a few inches of rubber, as rubber is a very bad conductor of electricity

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