jfarrelly5_at_comcast.net> wrote: >> Keep in mind lightning is attracted to pointy objects because the charge is more concentrated at the tip which attracts the lightning. I would worry more about my shape than what I am covered in. >> Jim hit the nail on the head ... speaking of which, I better find a nogginfile so I can take off the sharpness at the top ... or assume a head-down position when lightning is around. Nick's Faraday cage comments suggest another mechanism: coat your entire boat with sputtered-on aluminum and hide in it. [grins] -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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 Oct 27 2003 - 07:46:01 PST
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