Can external current pass through Faraday cage,like thunder?

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A Faraday cage is designed to block external electric fields, preventing them from affecting the interior space. In an ideal scenario, a solid conducting shell would ensure no electrical fields penetrate inside. However, practical cages often consist of fine mesh, which could theoretically allow extremely powerful currents, such as those from lightning, to enter. Proper grounding enhances the cage's effectiveness against lightning strikes. Ultimately, while a well-constructed Faraday cage significantly reduces electrical interference, its mesh design introduces some vulnerability to intense external currents.
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Can external current pass through Faraday cage,like thunder? Will be there electrical field, inside the Faraday cage?
 
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In the ideal case, the Faraday cage should be an unbroken hollow conducting shell. Then there cannot be any electrical field inside due to outside fields. In practice, it is made of fine mesh, and connected to the ground, that is earthed.

A heavy duty properly grounded cage will prevent lightning from passing through. But, theoretically, it's possible to imagine an exceptionally powerful bolt of lightning entering it, because it's a mesh, not an unbroken hollow shell.
 

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