Lightning Strikes in the Grand Tetons

[c1ue]

Re: Lightning Strikes in the Grand Tetons

First of all, hiking on hills and mountains when a thunderstorm is nearby is really, really stupid.

Secondly, there are all sorts of phenomena where electrical power is transmitted without a 'lightning bolt': note in this video you see (besides the normal lightning strike) an example of ball lightning.

Most likely all that happened was these guys were in a conducting path of humid air, but one which didn't have enough juice to actually fry them.

[don]

Re: Lightning Strikes in the Grand Tetons

I've been waiting patiently for don to explain that this is the reason Bernanke gets a charge out of holding the Fed's annual confab at Jackson Hole...

Laughing out loud (in the next room the Big Boss just shakes her head . . .)

[lektrode]

Re: Lightning Strikes in the Grand Tetons

I've been waiting patiently for don to explain that this is the reason Bernanke gets a charge out of holding the Fed's annual confab at Jackson Hole...

+1
thats what eye first thot this one was going to be about

Laughing out loud (in the next room the Big Boss just shakes her head . . .)

and i get: "IS THAT ALL YER GONNA DO TODAY??"

[lektrode]

Re: Lightning Strikes in the Grand Tetons

....Secondly, there are all sorts of phenomena where electrical power is transmitted without a 'lightning bolt': note in this video you see (besides the normal lightning strike) an example of ball lightning.

Most likely all that happened was these guys were in a conducting path of humid air, but one which didn't have enough juice to actually fry them.

have a customer who's boat suffered a strike recently, little visible damage, masthead light blew apart was about it, but smoked all the 'lektronics