Lightning
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Lightning: # 1 Cause Of Natural Fire In North America.

The reason that a metal top car is a reasonably safe place to be in a severe lightning storm is NOT
the rubber tires.  Hopefully the lightning will pass through the outer metal shell of your vehicle and
into the ground. However, there are cases where the electrons remain in the metal body and don't
travel to the ground until you make the fatal connection by stepping out.   See:  Faraday Cage

More Images Of Lightning Bolts and a Lightning-Struck Pine
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