David Drummond
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The reason it blows the trees apart is because they are full of water that is superheated by the lightning and tear the tree apart. Not the case in a vehicle which is mostly full of air.
You call that a lightning strike? Pffft... THIS is a lightning strike
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The reason it blows the trees apart is because they are full of water that is superheated by the lightning and tear the tree apart. Not the case in a vehicle which is mostly full of air.
Robert Dewey
EF5
Ah, car fires. Gotcha... I was thinking an impact without regards to a fire being started.
Marko Korosec
EF4
ya didnt see that in the movies? lol well...it was just a wild guess, might happen once with some sparks when rock hits the metal and cause fire, then your theory fails. ;>
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HAltschule
EF5
I am not sure where it's located...but some part of the fuel pump or fuel line is in the engine compartment and likely creates a free source of fuel.
David Drummond
Member
Yeah, there would be a small amount in the fuel lines. Not really a "free source" I don't see, because unless the fuel pump is energized, no fuel is flowing to the front. In other words, just whatever was left in the lines. Certainly enough to get a fire going if it was ruptured somehow and ignited.
HAltschule
EF5
I know what a meteorite is
Guess I'm just wondering why you threw that up as a possibility... Given the number of known car fires started by meteorites in the history of civilization (zero) I'm just curious how long it is before you hypothesize that a mini-tsunami might be the cause as well
The next cause and origin determination I do, I'll be sure to consider the Meteorite theory. Instead of the generic "accidental" cause of the fire...we'll assign specific cause as being a Meteorite. I like it
David Drummond
Member
I have decided I think global warming was the cause of the fire.
Terry Tyler
EF5
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b3b_1194281365&p=1
heres a new video of a car getting hit by lightning, the car seems to lose power when it was struck...either that, or the bolt was behind the vehicle and the driver cut the car off...
and what a storm too, looks to have a big wall cloud with it...
heres a new video of a car getting hit by lightning, the car seems to lose power when it was struck...either that, or the bolt was behind the vehicle and the driver cut the car off...
and what a storm too, looks to have a big wall cloud with it...
David Drummond
Member
That lightning was so far away from hitting that car. Another perspective thing. This one was easy. Had that hit that car, that close the the photog, not only would there been an instantaneous extremely LOUD BOOM, most likely the photog would have jerked quite a bit in reaction to it. Trust me, I've been there. LOL The thunder on that was quite delayed.
Just a coincidence the driver turned off the lights about that time.
Scott Taylor
EF4
It may be quite likely in what you say martin, after all, Lightning is hot enough to ignite an flamable fluids, and so it wouldn't suprise me if oil or something was ignited from the charge, it seems logical enough anyways
Willie
Is this true, that lightning isn't hot enough to ignite flammable fluids?? With an estimated temp of 54000 degrees Fahrenheit (six times hotter than the sun, they say)... how could it not be hot enough?
David Drummond
Member
We have oil field tank batteries catch fire every year out here in west Texas from lightning strikes. I don't think gasoline would be a problem.
Bart_Comstock
EF5
I'm guessing the battery was blown by the bolt. My friends battery blew once in his car and made a nasty fire.
Chad Cowan
EF5
A video that could offer some insight:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUUOdO6eEZA
The only damage to the antenna...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUUOdO6eEZA
The only damage to the antenna...
David Ricketts
You are still more safe in a car than you are in your house (most cases). A car with metal roof, doors and structure is considered a Faraday cage. If the windshiels has metal in it that would possible be even more protection. My former employer's house was hit by lightning and it came through his attic above the garage hit the floor and cracked the slab. That can happen to anyone just sitting in their recliner and then Zap!. Kinda like Howard the duck.
I would rather be in a car or a metal boilding than in a wodden framed house with a comp or wood shingle roof.
I would rather be in a car or a metal boilding than in a wodden framed house with a comp or wood shingle roof.
Maggie Kahman
EF2
That YT vid was pretty cool. Faraday cages rock.
Now, back to the topic at hand. First of all, it was only a Ford. On a more serious note, it is quite strange. If it actually was a lightning strike that caused the fire, the thunder the bolt created would have been quite loud. Correct me if im wrong, but I didnt hear anything about there being any thunder.
Now, back to the topic at hand. First of all, it was only a Ford. On a more serious note, it is quite strange. If it actually was a lightning strike that caused the fire, the thunder the bolt created would have been quite loud. Correct me if im wrong, but I didnt hear anything about there being any thunder.
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