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Meet the people trying to help. Convertibles, motorcycles, bikes, open shelled outdoor recreation vehicles and cars with plastic or fiberglass shells offer no lightning protection at all. Myth 6 — If you're outside in a storm, lie flat on the ground.
Fact: Lying flat on the ground makes you more vulnerable to electrocution, not less. Lightning generates potentially deadly electrical currents along the ground in all directions—by lying down, you're providing more potential points on your body to hit.
It is perfectly safe to touch a lightning victim to give them first aid. Fact: The presence of metal makes very little difference in determining where lightning will strike. Height, pointy shape and isolation are the dominant factors in whether lightning will strike an object including you. However, touching or being near metal objects, such as a fence, can be unsafe when thunderstorms are nearby.
If lightning does happen to hit one area of the fence—even a long distance away—the metal can conduct the electricity and electrocute you. From the National Weather Service :. And in a story on lightning in The Week , Charlotte Huff also recommends to "look for a ravine or a depression. Spread out your group, with at least 20 feet between each person, to reduce the risk of multiple injuries.
Don't lie down, which boosts your exposure to ground current. Cooper, Mary Ann, et al. Auerbach, Elsevier, , pp. Jensenius, John S. Actively scan device characteristics for identification.
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