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August 2, 2002

Strange But True!

  • A weekly column of incidental information, off-the-wall observations and other random facts about the world.
    • By BILL SONES and RICH SONES, Ph.D.
    Special to the Journal

    Q. If you're relatively safe from a lightning strike in a car because of the insulating tires, does this mean cars with bigger tires protect you even better?

    A. Not at all, says University of Florida's Martin Uman in "All About Lightning." "Lightning which travels many miles through insulating air is not about to be halted by half an inch or even a yard of insulating rubber."


     
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