dcw@lcs.mit.edu (David C. Whitney) (07/27/90)
This group? About Apple //s? Let me digress... In article <9007262344.AA10847@apple.com> MQUINN%UTCVM@PUCC.PRINCETON.EDU writes: > >Surge suppressors won't protect against lightning. People seem to think that a tiny amount of insulation will stop lightning. "Why are you safe from being killed by lightning inside a car?" "Uh well, 'cause of the rubber tires - lighting won't have anywhere to go, so it won't strike." WRONG. It just went through TWO MILES of air - the best known isulator. An inch or so of rubber won't stop it now. The fact is, the electrons stay on the outside of the auto's structure. You can have the window open, and even be touching the INSIDE of the car and not feel a thing. > Don't believe that old saying >that lightning never strikes the same place twice! :) In fact, it will! It strikes some point because the conditions (air density, conductivity, target ground connection, etc.) were good. If it's good once, it's good twice. Keep away from any previously struck area. If you live in the Boston area, I recommend seeing the lightning exhibit at the Museum of Science. Lots to learn there (where it's fun to find out!). Now, back to Apple //s... -- Dave Whitney A graduate in Computer Science from MIT dcw@goldilocks.lcs.mit.edu ...!mit-eddie!goldilocks!dcw dcw@athena.mit.edu My employer pays me well. This, however, does not mean he agrees with me. I wrote Z-Link & BinSCII. Send me bug reports. I use a //GS. Send me Tech Info.