Safest place to be in lightning is.......
 

Inside a tractor cab maybe-does anyone know if this is true???
nick

Safest place to be in lightning is.......
 

On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 21:11:42 +0100, wrote:

Inside a tractor cab maybe-does anyone know if this is true???
nick

If the cab acts as a sheathed electical cage isolated from the ground
by the rubber tyres (i.e. a Faraday cage) then it should be pretty
safe.

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Pete
Homepage at http://www.pbl33.co.uk
CCD/digicam astronomy

Safest place to be in lightning is.......
 

Not when ploughing then!!

Nevillef

"Pete Lawrence" wrote in message
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On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 21:11:42 +0100, wrote:

Inside a tractor cab maybe-does anyone know if this is true???
nick

If the cab acts as a sheathed electical cage isolated from the ground
by the rubber tyres (i.e. a Faraday cage) then it should be pretty
safe.

--
Pete
Homepage at http://www.pbl33.co.uk
CCD/digicam astronomy

Safest place to be in lightning is.......
 

When I had an allotment one of the growers took me to see his Maize, or what
was left of it. A storm came, so he avoided the rain by getting into his
car, big bang and saw his row of Maize which had been tall going up in
smoke. He was Ok but a bit shaken!!!

Ray

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"Pete Lawrence" wrote in message
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On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 21:11:42 +0100, wrote:

Inside a tractor cab maybe-does anyone know if this is true???
nick

If the cab acts as a sheathed electical cage isolated from the ground
by the rubber tyres (i.e. a Faraday cage) then it should be pretty
safe.

--
Pete
Homepage at http://www.pbl33.co.uk
CCD/digicam astronomy

Safest place to be in lightning is.......
 

Probably even safer!

It will take the most direct route ie down through the plough. Still
wouldn't like to be witness to it.

Risk of arcing
Deafness
Radiation burns
etc etc



Barry Kirley

"nevillef" wrote in message
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Not when ploughing then!!

Nevillef

"Pete Lawrence" wrote in message
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On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 21:11:42 +0100, wrote:

Inside a tractor cab maybe-does anyone know if this is true???
nick

If the cab acts as a sheathed electical cage isolated from the ground
by the rubber tyres (i.e. a Faraday cage) then it should be pretty
safe.

--
Pete
Homepage at http://www.pbl33.co.uk
CCD/digicam astronomy

Safest place to be in lightning is.......
 

....... in a cave?

Anne

Safest place to be in lightning is.......
 

"Pete Lawrence" wrote in message
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On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 21:11:42 +0100, wrote:

Inside a tractor cab maybe-does anyone know if this is true???
nick



Does that act like a Faraday Cage?

JO

Safest place to be in lightning is.......
 

On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 22:40:25 +0000 (UTC), "Anne Burgess"
wrote:

...... in a cave?

On the Moon?

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Pete
Homepage at http://www.pbl33.co.uk
CCD/digicam astronomy

Safest place to be in lightning is.......
 

Inside a tractor in the middle of a field? hmm .. would rather be somewhere
less exposed.

Safest place to be in lightning is.......
 

Inside a tractor in the middle of a field? hmm .. would rather be
somewhere
less exposed.

Yes, particularly as my tractor does not have a cab. :-(

And no, I am not prepared to undertake experiments.

Regards

Howard Neil