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during lighting and thunderstorms i know that lighting bolts bounce off rubber, i was randomly wondering if its possible to sit on a trampoline during it, becuase wouldnt the bolts reflect off? haha anyone have any guesses, its killing me
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ok why the heck are you outside on a effing trampoline in the middle of a thunderstorm anyways.
thats completely stupid.
no offence but i dont think thats such a wise idea.
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Lightning is electricity evening itself out. I don't remember, but its either negative, or positive charge held in the clouds, and the opposite charge is held by the ground. (Like yin and yang) A very safe place during a lightning storm is inside a car, because it is separated from the ground by 4 rubber/silicon/non-conductive tyres. Lightning strikes the closest object that it can, which is still connected to the ground, by an electrical path (metal is good, trees are okay) That is why tall buildings, with metal structure, and tall metal antennae attract lightning strikes. Power lines, because they carry charge that can neutralize the lightning, are also targets, which really screws up the electricity company's equipment, which is why there are often black-outs due to lightning, apart from the falling trees over lines.
Being outside on a trampoline probably isn't a good idea, as it is a large amount of metal, sitting directly on the ground. There is enough electricity in a lightning strike that it jumps through hundreds of meters of air to strike the ground, so being very close to that much metal would be stupid. In fact, because you are closer to the sky than the metal, it might decide to go Through you to get to the metal.
So to answer your question: no, it wouldn't reflect off. Electricity doesn't reflect from rubber, it simply does not "seek" it, and you should not go near large metal structures connected to ground during a lightning storm. If you're just walking around in general, rubber soled shoes are better than synthetic, because they create a more effective non-conductive barrier between you, and the ground.
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Well for one, a trampoline isn't high enough to be the main conductor of electricity. And I think if lightning does strike the trampoline, it would be the metal parts, considering they conduct electricity. Electricity is attracted to conductors.
But if you were to jump in a trampoline during lightning, that may make you a high enough target. ;)
Hope this helped!
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