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Originally Posted by RU OX Alum
i heard a car was the safest place to be because it was metal the shape of the car channeled it away from you, around you and into the tires which are then burnt b/c they're insulators.
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Actually, I think the main reason a car is reasonably safe is that the tires are insulators which makes it highly unlikely that the car will be struck in the first place because there is no path to ground -- unless as mentioned above, the car is touching something else that is grounded.
I'm not sure why the shape would have anything to do with it.
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Last edited by DeltAlum; 10-11-2006 at 11:50 AM.
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