Have you thought ever can you survive from a direct lightning strike ?
I explain you what happen when you hit by Lightning , can you survive after attacked by lightning and how to avoid getting struck by lightning
Before that you should know about what is lightning and what is the process happening during lightning
Lightning Strikes Per Day
There are 100 lightning strikes per second on the earth surface, That means there are 8 million light strikes per day and 3 billion thunder Strikes per year.
What is Lightning ?
Simply lightning is the process of flowing electrical energy from cloud to earth.
What is Electricity ?
Electricity is the flow of electrons from positive to negative terminal,
Here, The cloud act as positive terminal and earth act as negative terminal and the electron flows cloud to earth.
What is the capacity of lighting ?
The voltage
of lighting strike is about 300000 V. In our home we are just using 230V in India,
can you guess the difference between these amount?
What Happen When You Get Hit by Lightning ?
Our body contain 60% of water. Pure water does not conduct current, But our body not only contain water but also contain many irons and nutrients.
This make our body to conduct current,
Whenever, the current just want easy way to flow. Our body have more conductance than air, right ?
then it may choose us to flow
But, It is not easy, Our neurons cell use small amount of electricity to transfer information in our body, When heavy supply flow through it, it gets started to burn and the total Tissue system
. This action happening in just a mile seconds while a man get hit by lighting
But a from a hit near from you, there is a chance. But depends on the distance between you and the lightning place, you will have a mark in your body
. This action happening in just a mile seconds while a man get hit by lighting
Can You Survive from a Hit by Lightning ?
There is no chance survive from a direct hit of lightning, because the power of the lightning is very high.But a from a hit near from you, there is a chance. But depends on the distance between you and the lightning place, you will have a mark in your body
How to Avoid Getting Struck by Lightning ?
- Avoid stay from open place and under tree while lightning
- Avoid metal objects near to you
- If you can, stay inside a car
- Don't swim while lightning
- lay down on floor or ground while lighting
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