"Paul" wrote in message ...

Norm X wrote:
I am in the lightning capital of the world and I have not lost
anything in 30 years.

I live on the Western side of the Salish Sea (not Salton Sea) and no one
remembers lightning nor static electricity. I guess the salt air is a
good conductor.

Then what's this fuss all about ?

http://www.kp44.org/LightningProtect..._Standards.php

Same sort of practical advice.

http://l-36.com/read_html.php?file=l...g%20Protection

I have to laugh at this section.

"You are two miles from shore. The thunderstorm which is
now five miles away is traveling in your direction at
20 miles per hour, which means it could be overhead within
15 minutes. Can you reach shore--two miles away--and seek
shelter within that time? You better move!"

That link also says: " This potential may be as much as 100 million volts.
To help you understand the magnitude of this voltage, the voltage needed in
an automobile to cause a spark plug to fire is only 15 to 200 volts! And the
spark plug gap is but a fraction of an inch! "
15 volts will not jump a normal spark plug gap and neither will 200 volts.
Most of the time the voltage is well above 10,000 volts.
Just makes me wonder how knowledgeable the author is on the high voltage and
amperage of lightning.
Ah yes, Gilligan's Island.
--
Buffalo