Why is lighting attracted to metal?
It happened because static electricity builds up between rain clouds, or between rain clouds and the ground. Lightning bolts can carry up to 100 million volts of electricity. Lightning bolts can jump from cloud to cloud or from a cloud to the ground. Lightning strikes on high ground or objects that stick out of the ground, like poles and trees. Metal is the best conductor of electricity, so lightning is easily attracted to metal objects.Lightning can kill ,it is better to stay indoor.How do you know lighting is near or far?Count the seconds between the bolt and thunder.If it is less than 30 seconds ,the lightning is within 10 a miles .Read more at Suite101: Flash and Rumble PGp
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