Are u safe in a car that gets hit by lightning?

Question

Are u safe in a car that gets hit by lightning?

Answer 1

yes

Answer 2

Yes it has something to do with the metal in your car or something. not your tires

Answer 3

no way man u can die

Answer 4

i hope

Answer 5

You are

Answer 6

Reasonably so. The electric current will not flow into the interior of the car. However, there may be sparks (for instance, where the lightning jumps from the wheel rims to the ground) and this could cause a fire.

Answer 7

yes. the rubber on the tired make it so that

your protected in the car. plus, if you get

hit by lightning anyway, you don't always

die. so yeahhhh.

Answer 8

Yep.

Answer 9

No.  It's still lightning, 5x the heat of the sun, and the car may catch fire, and you can get zapped.  However, you are safer than being struck directly because electricity travels over the surface of an object, rather than through it.  Stranded wires (made up of many strands) have a higher ability to conduct electricity than a solid wire because there is so much more surface area, even though there might be less copper in the wire.  The lightning should mostly travel around the outside of the car, and arc off again into the ground.

Answer 10

The answer is, "it depends."

Lightning is really a huge spark, and it can kill you. It's made up of a

stream of electrons, which are one kind of the three particles that make up

atoms. Electrons each have one bit of electric charge. There are two kinds

of charge, called positive and negative, and electrons all have negative

charge. Positive and negative (opposite) charges attract each other VERY

strongly, and like charges (positive and positive, or negative and

negative) repel each other just as strongly. Because electrons push away

from each other, they tend to run around the OUTSIDE of a metal object like

a car when they are passing through, like during a lightning strike, to

get as far away from each other as possible. That is, even if you touch the

INSIDE of a car that's being hit by lightning, all that electricity will be

on the OUTSIDE surface, and you won't even feel it. BUT!!!!!! NEVER TRY

THAT!! Because, not all car bodies are made of metal any more, a lot have

plastic or fiberglass parts, and some metal things inside the car might be

connected just right to the outside and allow you get a shock. But in

general, inside a metal car, if you keep out of contact with door handles,

switches, and so on, yes, you are quite safe inside a car during a

lightning storm.

The Museum of Science in Boston, Massachusetts gives a wonderful

demonstration of this every day. They have a giant static electricity

generator three stories high that makes HUGE sparks - not quite as big as

real lightning, but 20 feet or more long! Some of them jump to what looks

like a giant bird cage. From inside the metal cage, a person explains about

lightning, electricity, and sparks. While these sparks are hitting the

cage, the demonstrator runs his or her hands along the inside of the cage

to show that the electricity is all running around the outside, which

explains why that person remains perfectly safe. It also explains why you

are safe inside a metal car. But a car during a lightning storm is not a

carefully controlled laboratory environment, so keep your windows closed

and your hands away from handles if you're on the road when a storm hits!

And find out if your car has a metal body.

Answer 11

yes, the electricity from the lighting will go around the metal casing of the car.

i went to a lightning demonstration where the guy went up in a huge metal birdcage and he created lightning. he was able to touvh the metal on the insde but it would just go around the outer part of the metal.

Answer 12

Yes! A car is the safest place to be during a lightning storm.

Answer 13

maybe he car would be screwed but i think u would survive

Answer 14

u wont get hit first of all

the rubber tires make the lightning not hit itt

Answer 15

yes a car is safer than a house! a car is mostly all rubber i wouldnt worry at all

Answer 16

I have heard that you are because of the rubber on the tires  being an outlet for the electricity, but hey I don't ever want to find out.

Answer 17

i think so.

Answer 18

yes just as long as you arent touching any metal inside the car

Answer 19

as long as it's not moving, it may cut the car off.

Answer 20

probably (see link)

Answer 21

nope, if you are hit then you are hit, well you'd be lucky if you live to realize that you lived after being hit big time.

just don't go to open fields. don't use telephones, even cellphones during thunderstorms. oh and stay away from taller things, they attract lightning :)

God bless friend, wish you won't be so unfortunate. :)