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Does Red Attrack Lightening?

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I'm not sure.

Go out in a thunderstorm wearing red and find out
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Well I guess it depends on how tall you are and if the red you are wearing is a lightening conductor! tee hee

Seriously no problem with red and lightening
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Colors do not attract lightning. Tall objects like towers, trees, or a person standing in an open field will attract lightning because lightning seeks a path of least resistance-- the shorter the better. Now a tall object can be red like a TV or radio tower, but it gets struck because it's a highest point, and made of conductive material, not because it's red.
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Um, no.
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if its painted over a steel rod then yes
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no but it does attract bulls
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No ... unless of course you happen to be standing in a field containing a bull ~ then you might have to run like lightening lol
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No. Lightning is electricity seeking a way to find earth - so will generally strike the highest conductible object around.

Colour does not affect your chances of being struck or not struck by lightning. Carrying a large metal pole above your head on a moor in a thunderstorm probably would...
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In much the same way as the earth is banana shaped and sheep's bladders can be used to prevent earthquakes.
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Ask Mythbusters and they will find out for you!

dsc.discovery.com/fansites/mythbusters...
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Only when wet.
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If that is supposed to say does red attract lightning well then no that is completely fake. Firstly lightning starts from the ground up. Secondly lightning is not attracted by anything except positive and negative charged particles in the air and on the ground so light of any color will not do a thing to attract lighting.

Have a look at this link, it is about as best a description of why and what lightning is that I've seen (a good combination of simplicity and science)

http://science.howstuffworks.com/lightni...
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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NO... Only differential voltage potential attracts lightening.

Dr Antony
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