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Lightning kills man beneath cloudless sky
MiamiHerald.com ^
| Fri., Jun. 22, 2007
| Tere Negrete & Luisa Yanez
Posted on 06/22/2007 2:33:21 AM PDT by jsh3180
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To: jsh3180
To: jsh3180
When I was 18 or so, I was laying on my back underneath a Combine working on it. The grain head was in the raised position, so the entire (huge) machine was isolated from earth ground by the tires. I was lying on the ground and touching the machine as I was working on it. Wasn’t a cloud in the sky or noise of any kind when and I got a serious shock. Didn’t kill me obviously, but I am pretty sure I discarded those undies. All I can figure is that huge machine acted like an antenna and grounded a bunch of static out of the atmosphere.
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posted on
06/22/2007 4:56:42 AM PDT
by
IamConservative
(I could never be a liar; there's too much to remember.)
To: IamConservative
Overhead high voltage power lines can also induce large voltages in objects beneath.
To: WildWeasel
Hurricane season started 2-3 weeks ago. On the first day we had a huge thunderstorm. We have had thunderstoms every couple of days now. Just last week I was walking to my car and a new thunderstorm was coming and I just had a “funny feeling” and I high-tialed it indoors thinking something like this may happen.
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posted on
06/22/2007 5:03:15 AM PDT
by
FreeManWhoCan
(An American in Miami)
To: jsh3180
Saw this in 1980. It was a clear sky, sunny day and I was in the basement starting to walk out with a 5’ long steel prybar to tear out the old fence posts on the hill above the house that was struck.
I changed some of my habits that very day.
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posted on
06/22/2007 5:04:12 AM PDT
by
Rb ver. 2.0
(The Republican party of today is the Whig party of 1856.)
To: jsh3180
It’s not nice to fool whoever God has in charge of
lightning.
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posted on
06/22/2007 5:07:01 AM PDT
by
WKB
(It's hard to tell who's more afraid of Fred Thompson; The Dims or the rudibots.)
To: jsh3180
Canales' wife, also at the hospital, could not be reached for comment.And what is the purpose of wanting a comment from a woman whose husband was just killed? These journalists are such morons.
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posted on
06/22/2007 5:08:44 AM PDT
by
Right Wing Assault
("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
To: WKB
Or should that be whomever?
Just like them stlactights
I can never remember.
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posted on
06/22/2007 5:09:09 AM PDT
by
WKB
(It's hard to tell who's more afraid of Fred Thompson; The Dims or the rudibots.)
To: jsh3180
We get that type of lightning here in Houston. We call it “heat lightning.” Happens every year in August and September.
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posted on
06/22/2007 5:10:04 AM PDT
by
avacado
To: jsh3180
His last words were “Viva La Raza!”
To: Thrownatbirth
Now that’s a positive comment!
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posted on
06/22/2007 5:17:03 AM PDT
by
nevergore
("It could be that the purpose of my life is simply to serve as a warning to others.")
To: jsh3180
This bolt from the blue phenom...can we nominate recipients for this “reward”?
I have a few in mind...bet most of the rest of you do, too!
To: jsh3180
If the positive potential is above, wouldn’t current flow be from the ground, rather than to it as described by the article?
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posted on
06/22/2007 5:25:17 AM PDT
by
Doohickey
(Giuliani: Brokeback Republican)
To: Thrownatbirth
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posted on
06/22/2007 5:33:36 AM PDT
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but Hillary's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
To: montag813
No need to bring race into this....
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posted on
06/22/2007 6:13:45 AM PDT
by
2dogjoe
(Have a Blessed Day)
To: Doohickey
If the positive potential is above, wouldn’t current flow be from the ground, rather than to it as described by the article?
Current flow is opposite of electron flow.
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posted on
06/22/2007 6:17:03 AM PDT
by
Thrownatbirth
(.....when the sidewalks are safe for the little guy.)
To: jsh3180
Was Rudy Giuliani around?
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posted on
06/22/2007 6:18:00 AM PDT
by
RockinRight
(Our 44th President will be Fred Dalton Thompson!)
To: Dixie Yooper
Maybe like the laser on this movie:
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posted on
06/22/2007 6:19:17 AM PDT
by
RockinRight
(Our 44th President will be Fred Dalton Thompson!)
To: HiTech RedNeck
Overhead high voltage power lines can also induce large voltages in objects beneath. There weren't any power lines around, in fact, it the machine was broke down in the middle of the field. I have experienced what you describe though. If you walk under a really high voltage line, the hair on your arm will stand up. Very creepy feeling.
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posted on
06/22/2007 6:21:41 AM PDT
by
IamConservative
(I could never be a liar; there's too much to remember.)
To: The Louiswu
He was not a well grounded individual...... You better be positive because no one's gonna insulate you from that comment.....
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