flashes and fibreglas cabin?
Submitted: Monday, Nov 24, 2003 at 08:43
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wolf
hi,
i want to know the danger when flashes strikes into a car with a fibreglas cabin, e.g. britz bushcamper.
thanks for your answers
ciao
wolfgang
Reply By: Willem - Monday, Nov 24, 2003 at 19:29
Monday, Nov 24, 2003 at 19:29
I would venture to say that fibreglass is non conductive. Therefor lighting will not be attracted to it. But should lightning strike your vehicle the current would run through the body panels and down through the tyres and into the ground.
Your chances of being struck by lightning are about as much as winning the lottery.
But then again there have been instances where the same people have been hit by a lightning bolt on more than one occassion.
Cheers,
Willem
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Follow Up By: Mad Dog Morgan (Vic) - Monday, Nov 24, 2003 at 20:02
Monday, Nov 24, 2003 at 20:02
You're right Willem it's non conductive but that doesn't mean it wont get hit. The bricks on the corner of the building at work got hit last summer. An enormous explosion noise inside which lifted me off the chair and nearly stopped my heart :) A dozen bricks were blown off the building into little pieces. This was the second times in 3 months the building was hit....just about stopped my heart that time also.I may be mad but I'm not crazy
Hooroo
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