Whoa, Close Call

[GokuZool]

Whoa, that's scary! Didn't the lightning throw you off balance and make you fall backwards? It's great that you came away alright.

Just curious - what IS the right thing to do, under such circumstances?

Well, you could do what Homer did in the Simpsons. Run under a large tree holding a sheet of metal over your head! [img]graemlins/laugh3.gif[/img]

I think the best thing to do if you were in a situation like that, would be to lie down, so you were as flat as possible. Or, you could run for your life like a crazed maniac.

[ 08-22-2003, 10:20 PM: Message edited by: GokuZool ]

[Gangrell]

Originally posted by GokuZool: Or, you could run for your life like a crazed maniac.

That's pretty much what I did, though not like a manaic

I think the best way to avoid lightning is yes, not to be carrying a lot of metalic things, or any metal for that matter. But I really do think the best way to avoid it is to have rubber built into the bottom of your shoes, that way you'll be grounded by it (and since lightning comes from the ground, it's not likely to hit you).

[Ladyzekke]

They say that When you are getting ready to be hit by lightning, all the hair on your body rises up.

Hey, I read it in Discover magazine. [img]tongue.gif[/img] And I really don't know who "they" are, does anyone?