Car Lightening Strike

I found this on the internet. I didn't shoot it. The authors description is below:

This is a video of lightning striking our car antenna as we were headed home in the Houston area during a fantastic lightning storm in August 2005. I had my camera handy from a dinner with an out of state relative. Lightning hit us as we were exiting US 290 in our town of Waller and our car rolled to a stop. It killed the electrical system, but otherwise there were no burn marks. The only signs were a melted antenna and a flat tire. We were scared but glad to survive it!

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Howto & Style

Tags:

• Car
• Lightening
• Strike

[growingup15]

omg i would of have been scared.

[quantumbits]

You are right rubber is an insulator and air is too. But, a lightening bolt can be millions of volts. Thats enough EMF to ionize and transverse several miles of air. The 6 inches between the rim and the ground or 2 inches of rubber is no barrier. You would have to have rubber thousands of feet thick and miles wide to be a insulator for 400 million volts.

[NickDan555]

wow how can you guys be so calm?

[CBPCorps]

DIRECT HIT!

[Guitarfollower22]

hahah i like how they're all cool about it.

[minillagodzilla2004]

woah if you paise where the lightning striked theres alot of sparks

[ORANGEWOODFBS]

DAMN!!!!!

[growingup15]

@elevatorgeorgie Yeah i posted that 2 years ago. Um hahaha i be out in storms taking video and pictures now like crazy. i love storms

[elevatorgeorgie]

This is why you stay home if there thunder & lightning outside

[elevatorgeorgie]

What is she going do do?

[bigdady2700]

what the hell?

[bmarsh759]

It was my video but thanks for posting it.