Talk:3231: Lightning - Revision history

X at 00:59, 11 April 2026

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216.7.114.74 at 23:13, 10 April 2026

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RandalSchwartz: add real life news

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add real life news

50.47.191.231 at 21:12, 10 April 2026

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Barmar at 21:11, 10 April 2026

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50.47.191.231: Don’t be your own lightning rod

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Don’t be your own lightning rod

Vaedez at 21:04, 10 April 2026

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Majordesmosnerd at 20:52, 10 April 2026

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	Timing kinda sucks for this one: [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz90vpvlvq3o Colorado officials trying to identify woman struck by lightning]. [[User:RandalSchwartz\|RandalSchwartz]] ([[User talk:RandalSchwartz\|talk]]) 22:54, 10 April 2026 (UTC)		Timing kinda sucks for this one: [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz90vpvlvq3o Colorado officials trying to identify woman struck by lightning]. [[User:RandalSchwartz\|RandalSchwartz]] ([[User talk:RandalSchwartz\|talk]]) 22:54, 10 April 2026 (UTC)
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		+	Compare xkcd [[795]]. [[User:X\|X]] ([[User talk:X\|talk]]) 00:59, 11 April 2026 (UTC)

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 Ironically, wearing a (properly grounded) anti-static strap would actually _increase_ the odds of being struck by lightning, turning you into a human lightning rod.  The whole point of an anti-static strap is to dissipate any intrinsic potential difference between you and the ground, thus making you a (marginally) shorter path for the extreme potential difference between the clouds and the ground state.  [[Special:Contributions/50.47.191.231|50.47.191.231]] 21:10, 10 April 2026 (UTC)
 - and of course someone said that in the explanation in the time it took me to write the comment.  :-p. [[Special:Contributions/50.47.191.231|50.47.191.231]] 21:12, 10 April 2026 (UTC)
 Timing kinda sucks for this one: [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz90vpvlvq3o Colorado officials trying to identify woman struck by lightning]. [[User:RandalSchwartz|RandalSchwartz]] ([[User talk:RandalSchwartz|talk]]) 22:54, 10 April 2026 (UTC)

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	Ironically, wearing a (properly grounded) anti-static strap would actually _increase_ the odds of being struck by lightning, turning you into a human lightning rod. The whole point of an anti-static strap is to dissipate any intrinsic potential difference between you and the ground, thus making you a (marginally) shorter path for the extreme potential difference between the clouds and the ground state. [[Special:Contributions/50.47.191.231\|50.47.191.231]] 21:10, 10 April 2026 (UTC)		Ironically, wearing a (properly grounded) anti-static strap would actually _increase_ the odds of being struck by lightning, turning you into a human lightning rod. The whole point of an anti-static strap is to dissipate any intrinsic potential difference between you and the ground, thus making you a (marginally) shorter path for the extreme potential difference between the clouds and the ground state. [[Special:Contributions/50.47.191.231\|50.47.191.231]] 21:10, 10 April 2026 (UTC)
	- and of course someone said that in the explanation in the time it took me to write the comment. :-p. [[Special:Contributions/50.47.191.231\|50.47.191.231]] 21:12, 10 April 2026 (UTC)		- and of course someone said that in the explanation in the time it took me to write the comment. :-p. [[Special:Contributions/50.47.191.231\|50.47.191.231]] 21:12, 10 April 2026 (UTC)
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		+	Timing kinda sucks for this one: [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz90vpvlvq3o Colorado officials trying to identify woman struck by lightning]. [[User:RandalSchwartz\|RandalSchwartz]] ([[User talk:RandalSchwartz\|talk]]) 22:54, 10 April 2026 (UTC)

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	Ironically, wearing a (properly grounded) anti-static strap would actually _increase_ the odds of being struck by lightning, turning you into a human lightning rod. The whole point of an anti-static strap is to dissipate any intrinsic potential difference between you and the ground, thus making you a (marginally) shorter path for the extreme potential difference between the clouds and the ground state. [[Special:Contributions/50.47.191.231\|50.47.191.231]] 21:10, 10 April 2026 (UTC)		Ironically, wearing a (properly grounded) anti-static strap would actually _increase_ the odds of being struck by lightning, turning you into a human lightning rod. The whole point of an anti-static strap is to dissipate any intrinsic potential difference between you and the ground, thus making you a (marginally) shorter path for the extreme potential difference between the clouds and the ground state. [[Special:Contributions/50.47.191.231\|50.47.191.231]] 21:10, 10 April 2026 (UTC)
		+	- and of course someone said that in the explanation in the time it took me to write the comment. :-p. [[Special:Contributions/50.47.191.231\|50.47.191.231]] 21:12, 10 April 2026 (UTC)

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	im not sure how to insert it into the current state of the explanation, but by being a lightning rod nearby but higher up, he ''is'' providing protection to ponytail, right? - [[User:Vaedez\|Vaedez]] ([[User talk:Vaedez\|talk]]) 21:04, 10 April 2026 (UTC)		im not sure how to insert it into the current state of the explanation, but by being a lightning rod nearby but higher up, he ''is'' providing protection to ponytail, right? - [[User:Vaedez\|Vaedez]] ([[User talk:Vaedez\|talk]]) 21:04, 10 April 2026 (UTC)
		+	:That does seem to be the premise, but I doubt that a few inches are sufficient for this, especially if they're several feet apart. But I had the same idea and already put it into the explanation. [[User:Barmar\|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar\|talk]]) 21:11, 10 April 2026 (UTC)

	Ironically, wearing a (properly grounded) anti-static strap would actually _increase_ the odds of being struck by lightning, turning you into a human lightning rod. The whole point of an anti-static strap is to dissipate any intrinsic potential difference between you and the ground, thus making you a (marginally) shorter path for the extreme potential difference between the clouds and the ground state. [[Special:Contributions/50.47.191.231\|50.47.191.231]] 21:10, 10 April 2026 (UTC)		Ironically, wearing a (properly grounded) anti-static strap would actually _increase_ the odds of being struck by lightning, turning you into a human lightning rod. The whole point of an anti-static strap is to dissipate any intrinsic potential difference between you and the ground, thus making you a (marginally) shorter path for the extreme potential difference between the clouds and the ground state. [[Special:Contributions/50.47.191.231\|50.47.191.231]] 21:10, 10 April 2026 (UTC)

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	im not sure how to insert it into the current state of the explanation, but by being a lightning rod nearby but higher up, he ''is'' providing protection to ponytail, right? - [[User:Vaedez\|Vaedez]] ([[User talk:Vaedez\|talk]]) 21:04, 10 April 2026 (UTC)		im not sure how to insert it into the current state of the explanation, but by being a lightning rod nearby but higher up, he ''is'' providing protection to ponytail, right? - [[User:Vaedez\|Vaedez]] ([[User talk:Vaedez\|talk]]) 21:04, 10 April 2026 (UTC)
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	I don't know if this is important, but at least right now there is no period. Might change later. [[User:Majordesmosnerd\|Majordesmosnerd]] ([[User talk:Majordesmosnerd\|talk]]) 20:52, 10 April 2026 (UTC)		I don't know if this is important, but at least right now there is no period. Might change later. [[User:Majordesmosnerd\|Majordesmosnerd]] ([[User talk:Majordesmosnerd\|talk]]) 20:52, 10 April 2026 (UTC)
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