Nothing to do with the tyres at all.. it all to do with the fact you are inside a metal cage.. If you are caught outside in a storm the safest place is in a car away from any trees. The tyres are wet and water conducts electricity so that is nothing to do with it. NIce storm though :0)
All to do with the tyres... Its a Metal covering, with rubber (tyres) to earth the strike.. as long as u aint touching metal, the bolt passes from roof, straight to the ground.
I suggest you read up on the faraday shield principle.. that is why you are safe in a car.. I can assure you it has absolutely NOTHING to do with the tyres.
Safe? Gah, half the fun is the possibility of being killed!
Rumpio 3 years ago
a house is the safest place in a thunderstorm after that is the car the savest
Sentury11 4 years ago
Fascinating video! was it taken at the Brooks Headington campus?
Cheers,
Kris
kandath 4 years ago
Just down the road from the Headington Campus, yes.
storminsi 4 years ago
that is one mightly blast
fatboyz33 5 years ago
Nothing to do with the tyres at all.. it all to do with the fact you are inside a metal cage.. If you are caught outside in a storm the safest place is in a car away from any trees. The tyres are wet and water conducts electricity so that is nothing to do with it. NIce storm though :0)
metadyneman 5 years ago
All to do with the tyres... Its a Metal covering, with rubber (tyres) to earth the strike.. as long as u aint touching metal, the bolt passes from roof, straight to the ground.
silvertk 5 years ago
I suggest you read up on the faraday shield principle.. that is why you are safe in a car.. I can assure you it has absolutely NOTHING to do with the tyres.
metadyneman 5 years ago
silvertk is full of sh-- because the weather channel specials have shown it is the Farrady Cage effect not the tires.
a2g6d4k8 4 years ago
its the safest place to be in a thunderstorm, somethin to do with the tyres
jamescooling 5 years ago
it isnt safe to be in a car when it is thunder x)
Achatina 5 years ago