There was a mythbusters episode about this... they mocked up a shower
in a lightning test lab where they could do huge (though not quite
lightning-energy) arcs.
If I recall, it "killed" their dummy pretty handily.
On 7/12/06, David Robbins K1TTT <k1ttt@arrl.net> wrote:
> Depends, if you are taking a shower at the time you might have a shocking
> experience!
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> David Robbins K1TTT
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> > bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Merlin-7 KI4ILB
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 20:04
> > To: TOWERTALK@contesting.com
> > Subject: [TowerTalk] copper pipe for ground
> >
> > One item I have thought about....what happens when a copper pipe, filled
> > with water gets hit by lightning?
> > Joe
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