> Can I hang out in the kayak a few feet off the bank > where the trees towering over me will catch the bolt and route it into > the ground I'm intentionally staying away from? > Anyone understand the mechanics well enough to offer guidance? No, I don't understand it well enough to offer guidance, but my perception about the tree statement above is that if you are that close, you will be impacted even though not hit. My perception is that it could still lift you up, slam you down, and generally ruin your day, even though you weren't "hit". At minimum, you'd be a bit "tingly" and you'd have to change the batteries in your pace-maker, so to speak. It's kind of like playing with hand-grenades... close is close enough. I could be wrong, though. I'm no expert. The real reason I'm posting on this thread, though, is that I'd like to add a question to yours. Is the following true or false? I've heard in the past that lightening (the actual energy and "charge") actually goes from the ground up, and it's just the visual aspect that appears to go from the sky down. Is that true? What exactly is taking place here? I can honestly say that this subject is NOT one that I wish to learn by hands-on experience. Rick *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Aug 20 2002 - 14:17:10 PDT
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