[CanadaSVT]

I've never seen this before:

Lightning hits Ford Edge

[Canadian ST]

Holy crap, that sucks.

On a side note I was wishing the edge was now super charged like the
F-150

[darkpuppet]

Quote: "Vehicles are very safe.  It's the safest place to be in a lighting storm because the electricity has to get to the ground and with the rubber tires it insulates you,"

what a load of BS...

Lightning travels miles through thin air to strike -- a few milimeters of steal belted, dirty, rainsoaked rubber won't do you a lick of good. It'll help the car hold a charge, but if lightning hits you, it hits you because you are the least resitive path to ground.

I remember one time at the beach after a thunderstorm started -- I heard people say they were going to go take down the volleyball nets since they had rubber boots on, and would be safe.

idiots

[ZX3_2NV]

Never heard about a car getting hit before this. Wow kinda makes you think.

[paolo]

i clicked the link hoping to see a ford f150 svt lightnight hit the edge, but nah i was wrong, it was a lightning... bolt. lol

[CanadaSVT]

paolo,Jul 29 2009, 11:21 PM Wrote:i clicked the link hoping to see a ford f150 svt lightnight hit the edge, but nah i was wrong, it was a lightning... bolt. lol
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Ha! When I told a coworker about it he thought the same thing.