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07/06/2006 08:58:43 PM · #1 |
And he survived (but not the iPod)
Denver Post story |
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07/06/2006 09:16:29 PM · #2 |
ouch?
Message edited by author 2006-07-06 21:16:46.
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07/06/2006 09:18:46 PM · #3 |
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07/06/2006 09:23:01 PM · #4 |
Confucious say: never push large metal object when storm coming.
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07/06/2006 09:24:26 PM · #5 |
I bet Apple sends him a new one-- just for the publicity (not like apple needs more publicity, but)--
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07/06/2006 10:28:06 PM · #6 |
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07/07/2006 04:45:47 AM · #7 |
The iPod probably saved his life.
Seriously. The current traveled thru the wire of the earbud to above the heart to the iPod itself below the heart (or the other way around if the lightning came from the ground). A jolt that size to the main parts of the anatomy in the torso (heart, but also the spine) would likely have killed him.
David
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07/07/2006 04:48:01 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by David.C:
The iPod probably saved his life.
Seriously. The current traveled thru the wire of the earbud to above the heart to the iPod itself below the heart (or the other way around if the lightning came from the ground). A jolt that size to the main parts of the anatomy in the torso (heart, but also the spine) would likely have killed him. |
Are you saying that as a safety measure we should all strap ourselves up with an electronic device and a wire conductor from waist to our ears, during an oncoming thunderstorm while mowing our lawns?
I think the story mentioned that, eventho there are tall trees all around the boy, the lightning struck him instead. Could it have been the ipod's fault?
Message edited by author 2006-07-07 04:52:35. |
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07/07/2006 05:21:11 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by crayon:
Originally posted by David.C:
The iPod probably saved his life.
Seriously. The current traveled thru the wire of the earbud to above the heart to the iPod itself below the heart (or the other way around if the lightning came from the ground). A jolt that size to the main parts of the anatomy in the torso (heart, but also the spine) would likely have killed him. |
Are you saying that as a safety measure we should all strap ourselves up with an electronic device and a wire conductor from waist to our ears, during an oncoming thunderstorm while mowing our lawns?
I think the story mentioned that, eventho there are tall trees all around the boy, the lightning struck him instead. Could it have been the ipod's fault? |
It also mentions in the article that although the boy and his mother think the iPod_earbud acted as an antena and pulled the lightning to him, the experts disagree. There just isn't enough metal in a small electrical device to pull a charge to it with another larger metal device (lawnmower) that near.
I was just commenting that he is lucky it followed the metal pathway of the earbud wire instead of his neuro-electrical pathways in his nervous system where it could have done a lot more damage. From the article, with the exception of the damage inside the ear, he seems to have been hurt only on the surface.
But to specifically answer your question, yes -- if you are going to mow your yard (or play golf) during a thunderstorm it might just help to wear an electical harness to pull the electricity off of you. It doesn't outweigh the lack of thinking involved in mowing during a thunderstorm however.
David
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07/07/2006 05:24:41 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by David.C:
It doesn't outweigh the lack of thinking involved in mowing during a thunderstorm however. |
LOL - exactly. |
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07/07/2006 05:30:22 AM · #11 |
I think he had a Guardian Angel on his shoulder, sponsored bij Apple ;-)
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07/07/2006 05:44:40 AM · #12 |
| I think the record is being struck by lightening seven times and still surviving. He wasn't carrying an iPOD ;-) |
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07/07/2006 06:25:21 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by David.C:
But to specifically answer your question, yes -- if you are going to mow your yard (or play golf) during a thunderstorm it might just help to wear an electical harness to pull the electricity off of you. It doesn't outweigh the lack of thinking involved in mowing during a thunderstorm however.
David |
I always heard that if you're going to golf in a thunderstorm, you should carry a 1-iron. Not even God can hit a 1-iron.
~Terry
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07/07/2006 06:27:04 AM · #14 |
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07/07/2006 06:38:28 AM · #15 |
Originally posted by biteme:
what's a 1-iron? |
Hmm, I think it is the club with the most vertical face. |
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07/07/2006 06:40:24 AM · #16 |
Originally posted by ignite:
Originally posted by biteme:
what's a 1-iron? |
Hmm, I think it is the club with the most vertical face. |
ooh!
I thought it was, well, an iron for your clothes. It didn't make sense to me ;-)
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07/07/2006 07:19:46 AM · #17 |
Originally posted by ClubJuggle:
Originally posted by David.C:
But to specifically answer your question, yes -- if you are going to mow your yard (or play golf) during a thunderstorm it might just help to wear an electical harness to pull the electricity off of you. It doesn't outweigh the lack of thinking involved in mowing during a thunderstorm however.
David |
I always heard that if you're going to golf in a thunderstorm, you should carry a 1-iron. Not even God can hit a 1-iron.
~Terry |
*groan*
-- I think I've been up too long for that ... it was almost funny!
Time for bed.
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07/07/2006 07:48:52 AM · #18 |
Here are some interesting tid-bits:
Men are struck by lightning four times more often than women. If you'd like to experience a lightning strike, go golfing one Sunday in July around 4 p.m. If you're really determined, be sure you do it in Florida.
Florida has twice as many lightning casualties (deaths and injuries combined) as any other state. Most lightning casualties occur in the afternoon - two-thirds between noon and 4 p.m. local standard time with a casualties maximum at 4pm. Sunday has 24% more deaths than other days, followed by Wednesday. Lightning reports reach their peak in July.
Many lightning victims had been walking in an open field or swimming before they were struck. Other lightning victims had been holding metal objects such as golf clubs, fishing rods, hay forks, or umbrellas. But even those not holding metal objects are as likely to be struck by lightning as a bronze statue of the same size.
If you can hear thunder, you are already within the range where the next ground flash may occur.
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07/07/2006 07:57:31 AM · #19 |
| Who wants to bet that some lawyer will get the family to sue Apple for mucho $$$$ because Apple was negligent in not sticking a warning on the iPod telling consumers "Do not use outside during thunderstorm"... |
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