http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_new...d-tower-falls-the-wrong-way-in-ohio?GT1=43001
i especially like how the power lines nearly fall on them:yikes:
i especially like how the power lines nearly fall on them:yikes:
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Should you ever be in such a situation, either stay put or move with your feet together, taking a step could get you fried due to the variance in the charge in the ground. I think they're called grounding rings or something like that... anyway, the further from the source, the weaker the charge in the ground is. So when you take a step, if there's a big enough charge difference between your left foot and your right foot... well, you're not having children.
I learned that in grade 5, so don't shoot me if the information is slightly wrong.
I learned that in grade 5, so don't shoot me if the information is slightly wrong.
that sucks lol, love one of the comments though" Apparently it was a democratic tower because it fell to the left"
Keros;1638847 said:
LOL - well, you got the instructions correct, if not the reasoning. When there's a lot of electricity in the ground - wires down, lightning strike, something like that, shuffle or hop and you might live to talk about it.
The reason: While the human body isn't very conductive, it's still more conductive than dirt or air. So if the electrical current running through the ground below you can find an easier path up one leg and down the other than it can through the dirt between your feet... well, it'll turn you into a smoking corpse. Keeping your feet together means the current only has to go through a very small amount of dirt, as opposed to several feet of flesh and bone to go through both your legs, which increases your chances dramatically.
This is also why there are cases every year of farmers surviving when entire herds of animals are killed by lightning strikes. A farmer's feet are close together... a cow's are far apart. A human can survive a strike much closer than a cow can.
PS: I'm not sure the schoolgirls that triggered that blast had the proper certification for explosives... wonder if they let 'em place the demo, too? Might explain the wrong direction...
