anna wrote: > He recommended, that one should take the paddle in right hand, invert one > blade into the water and if the lightning strikes, the upper paddle blade would direct > the electricity along the paddle shaft to the water. And the right hand - not > the left, because the electricity would be less likely to hurt your heart > that way. But PLEASE, do not try this at home... > Not a good idea, for a number of reasons. I think the fellow who gave that advice was making inferences based on electric safety rules and a certain amount of intuition, but it's not really applicable here. Mot paddles are poor conductors, but even a piece of copper wire wouldn't be much help. A strike that close will injure or kill with blast and heat effects. Oh, and your heart is pretty much in the center of your chest. -- mike ------------------------- Michael Edelman mje_at_spamcop.net http://www.foldingkayaks.org http://www.findascope.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Mar 26 2001 - 16:01:17 PST
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