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Post by Lex Of Sydney Australia on Aug 6, 2014 4:31:52 GMT
Ok I'm sure everyone remembers way back when the Mythbusters did the Phone In a Thunderstorm myth. I was watching that with my Goddaughter the other day & she asked me if the same rule applies to mobile/cell phones. Are you more likely to get hit by lightening while using mobile/cell phones in a thunderstorm than someone who isn't using one?
{Corrected typo in title - CM}
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Post by silverdragon on Aug 6, 2014 7:17:11 GMT
Cant see how that would work.
The sparks have to go through the person, cell phones are mostly double insulated extremely safe electronics, so its not as if you are holding a damn great spike above your head, how would they "attract" electricity, the metal in watch parts would be more "attractive", as there is more metal?....
But game on, why is this a myth then, anyone got any ideas?...
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Post by mrfatso on Aug 6, 2014 10:11:39 GMT
The only mechanism possible I can see is in creating ionisation pathways that a stroke of lightning might follow to strike you, as you send or receive data make a call.
If it could happen I do not know, but that is the way it might happen, basically the charged ions in the storm cloud look for pathways down toward the earth that offer them the least resistance, I believe that some experiments have been done using Lasers, Microwaves induce Lightning to strike certain areas for research purposes.
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Post by the light works on Aug 6, 2014 14:59:23 GMT
It is an interesting question - whether the cell phone signal makes enough difference to create a "virtual lightning rod"
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Post by GTCGreg on Aug 6, 2014 15:30:53 GMT
The only mechanism possible I can see is in creating ionisation pathways that a stroke of lightning might follow to strike you, as you send or receive data make a call. If it could happen I do not know, but that is the way it might happen, basically the charged ions in the storm cloud look for pathways down toward the earth that offer them the least resistance, I believe that some experiments have been done using Lasers, Microwaves induce Lightning to strike certain areas for research purposes. If your cell phone is ionizing anything, I'd get rid of that sucker real fast. Seriously, High powered LASERS or microwave transmitters, maybe. But the RF output of a cell phone is so low it won't ionize anything. The fact that you are standing rather than sitting would be a larger factor. |
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