Can lightning strike a car during a thunderstorm?

[shiva999]

if a person is traveling in a car and there was thunderstorming rain, is there any possibility that thunderbolt hits the car?(i read that it is not going to hit the car)

 

[bp_psy]

Yes. A moving car can be hit by lightning.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGv20HGy1b8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emCcbawLVx4

 

[shiva999]

i don't mean lighting

 

[bp_psy]

i don't mean lighting

What do you mean then ?

 

[vhbelvadi]

A thunderbolt is lightning. And, yes, a moving car can be hit although the person inside will be quite safe.

 

[cragar]

Why wouldn't a car get hit by lightning. Watch this video as they hit this car with 800,000 volts while a guy is in it. This is at the High voltage lab in Berlin.
http://www.howitworksdaily.com/science/video-lightning-strikes-a-car/

 

[shiva999]

thanks for giving me answer

 

[thebiggerbang]

The car being a hollow metallic body, will shield the people inside. It's one of the safest places to be during a lightning storm.

 

[vhbelvadi]

The car being a hollow metallic body, will shield the people inside. It's one of the safest places to be during a lightning storm.

Something like Faraday's Cage Experiment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraday_cage

 

[thebiggerbang]

Something like Faraday's Cage Experiment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraday_cage

Exactly! The most quoted example of electrostatic shielding!