Can lighting strike someone through their window while sleeping in bed?

Question

Can lighting strike someone through their window while sleeping in bed?

Answer 1

When lightning strikes a building, house or other structure, it follows metal conductors such a electrical wiring, plumbing, and telephone lines from the structure to the ground. When this process occurs, it usually leaves the inhabitants unharmed.

Once lightning enters the home it can surge through the electrical, phone, plumbing, and radio/television reception systems. It can also travel through any metal wires or bars in concrete walls or flooring as well as windows and doors. It is important to avoid these conductors during an electrical storm.

Answer 2

It could but, you would have a better chance catching a ride on the next space shuttle to Mars!

Answer 3

yes

Answer 4

That is a really good question...I hope more people

answer it would be good to know..

But if you have metal around doesn't it follow the metal into

the ground??

Answer 5

No it takes straight path only.If the person holds the window iron bar then it is yes.

Answer 6

It would be pretty doubtful.  The window would have to be open, since glass is a very good insulater, and electricity travels in the easiest path.

I don't see why it would be impossible, but the path to a ground is VERY unlikely to include a window, a person and a bed.