[kwlug-disc] OT:Cable Splitters/Rogers

[John Johnson]

I am also not an expert on lightning but did study the same after 
repairing telephone systems damaged by the phenomena.
Hence my repeated cautions on this list over the past few years.

Follows is my hypothesis of what I think happened with the truck.

Parts of the atmosphere, e.g. clouds, collected an electrical charge 
over time.
This charge is what I would call "lumpy", higher in potential (volts) in 
one area as compared to another.
And this charge moves as the low level atmosphere clouds and all move in 
the wind.

The charge in the atmosphere attracts a charge in the opposite polarity 
in the ground, which includes trees, poles, houses, people (with or 
without umbrellas or golf clubs), etc.
The charge in the ground is also "lumpy" , higher in potential (volts) 
in one area as compared to another.

If the two charges, i.e. the one in the atmosphere and the one in the 
ground, bridge such that there can be potential transfer, this transfer 
takes place in a hurry.

The bridge mentioned above could be a tree, a pole, a house, an antenna 
or a person holding an umbrella.
Or a truck.

The truck simply drove over a "lump" of charge in the ground bridging to 
a similar "lump" above.

The static electricity, if any, picked up by the truck would be 
insignificant as compared to that in the "lumpy" charge in the ground 
and the matching "lump" of charge above.

jsquared

On 2014-06-09 15:46, Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:
> Or rather, the truck is moving fast and is accumulating static 
> electricity and that is what attracted the lightening.
>
>
> (Khalid, who tries to be rational, but is no electricity expert).
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 3:38 PM, CrankyOldBugger 
> <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com <mailto:crankyoldbugger at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     We can only assume that the people in the truck upset Thor or Zeus
>     somehow...
>
>
>     On 9 June 2014 15:34, John Johnson <jvj at golden.net
>     <mailto:jvj at golden.net>> wrote:
>
>         On 2014-06-09 15:00, Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:
>
>             There are several trees that are higher than the antenna
>             though and it is in the far side of the yard, so not very
>             concerned as I would if it is on top of the house.
>
>
>         Lightning strikes truck on highway.
>         With nearby power poles and wires.
>         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACMlM1zyiWs
>
>         Go figure.
>
>         Lightning is weird that way.
>
>         jsquared
>
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