Rod Speed wrote:
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Don Ocean wrote:
Gymmie Bob wrote:
It's usually the clothes, seat material combination, no the
static
buildup
of tires This doesn't happen with radials, so I''m told. It
happenned a lot
with bias ply tires.

Nope... It had to do with the seat covers and fabric.. Nylon was
quite popular. Your car chasis is isolated from ground-Ground. In
other
words your frame floats to any electrical level the environment
allows
it to. So grounding it to the road alleviates the problem.. Give
it
a try.. Tires really don't have any function in this other then
insulating you from the ground. Have you ever heard of a vehicle
being
struck by lightning?

Myth: Cars are safe from lightning because the rubber tires
insulate
them from the ground.

Truth: Rubber tires provide no protection from lightning.
Cars are safe because of their metal shell and steel
frame. Convertibles are not safe.

And hardly anyone gets struck by lightning in a convertible.

Hardly anyone follows your advice, ******.

The experts say:

"The car itself is very well insulated and offers more protection than
being outside. the exception to this is the convertible, which provides
virtually no protection."

"http://www.tinleyparkema.org/TPEMA_Tips1.html

So they are clearly safe enough.

So is sitting next to a terrorist who's on holiday.

Trust the experts folks and not Rod.

"Seek shelter inside a building or an automobile, but not a
convertible or a golf cart."

http://www.floridadisaster.org/hwa03/printer_lightning_safety.htm


Cars are safe because they act like a Faraday Cage.

And convertibles are safe for other reasons.

Not in a lightning storm.

Keep to the subject you are an expert on, getting welfare and ****.

Thank you.