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It is not very uncommon for appliances to be affected when lightning strikes nearby. This mainly occurs because there is a tendency for the lightning to travel up the earthing wire, thereby damaging the appliance through a high power surge (at least that's what I had learnt).
Some days back, during a thunderstorm in Kolkata, lightning struck near our apartment. Although none of our appliances were damaged (because all three pin appliances have stabilisers which have lightning surge protection on Earth wire), many of our neighbours have been affected. And the most interesting fact is that, all appliances that were affected, were of two pin, like mobile chargers and mobiles connected to chargers.
When we had visited Cherapunjee in Meghalaya, India, we had faced something like this. Cherapunjee is a place that gets very heavy rainfall. In our guest house, there was a light holder with a bulb, which couldn't be lit from the room (the switch was not working as per the staff). However, whenever lightning was striking outside, the bulb was lighting up. It shows that lightning was somehow affecting the bulb, even though it didn't have an Earth connection.
Can you explain these phenomena?
Some days back, during a thunderstorm in Kolkata, lightning struck near our apartment. Although none of our appliances were damaged (because all three pin appliances have stabilisers which have lightning surge protection on Earth wire), many of our neighbours have been affected. And the most interesting fact is that, all appliances that were affected, were of two pin, like mobile chargers and mobiles connected to chargers.
When we had visited Cherapunjee in Meghalaya, India, we had faced something like this. Cherapunjee is a place that gets very heavy rainfall. In our guest house, there was a light holder with a bulb, which couldn't be lit from the room (the switch was not working as per the staff). However, whenever lightning was striking outside, the bulb was lighting up. It shows that lightning was somehow affecting the bulb, even though it didn't have an Earth connection.
Can you explain these phenomena?