Can you get struck by lightning by talking on a cell phone during a thunderstorm?

Question

I didn't think it was possible. But my friend's mother forbids her from talking on a cell phone during a thunderstorm because she thinks my friend will get struck by lightning. Is this true? Please back up your answer with facts or sources. Thanks.

Answer 1

Yes it is possible to get struck by lightning while on your cell phone during a thunderstorm. Wether or not  your cell phone increases that chance i do not know.

Answer 2

yes its possible, but not to common, see lighting always hits the highest point, but on occasion, it may hit a person, usally it only hit a person if the person is in a field or not by to many things, now if ur on a cell and talking in a field with not to many things around yeah, ur looking at a great possibility of getting stuck

heres, something to read about it

http://www.livescience.com/environment/0...

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/12/t...

Answer 3

just a myth.

Answer 4

You could normally get struck, but i don't think that the cell phone has anything to do with it. So a person without a cell phone has the same amount of chances of getting struck, as a person without a cell phone.