Last month an Atlanta commuter was struck-burned a hole in her car and fried all its electonics. https://www.ajc.com/video/local-vid...er-car-she-drove-down/Mfhy2n4OT0p6l9jt0vfgfM/ Patrick
...first one unusual given there were lots of high points in vicinity. Also seems to be connected in some way to black line across lane. Too bad vid quality not better. Second one familiar. Wife working. Had just picked up kids and starting dinner when heard crack. Older son ran to kitchen to tell me lightening had struck tree in front yard. Yep, bark stripped and laid radially around trunk. Back to kitchen to find water leaking from pot on stove from hole in bottom with piece welded to element. Complete inspection of house showed that everything electrical that was on was affected. Lightening had jumped from tree about 20' to well casing, blew running pump and wiring on its way to house. Inside, blew every bulb that was on, hot water heater elements, microwave, stove element and wiring, and left hole in pot like one in vid. Timing is everything, glad we weren't touching pot, faucet, microwave, or a light switch at strike. Most curious aspect of strike was that lightening only followed electricity flowing in house and damage was proportional to current draw...
Too many other high spots and moving too fast. Looks like a car full of morons with fireworks. At the very end the doors kick open, like it’s time to bail!
??? I guess that he exceeded his 1.21 gigawatts of electricity. Too bad he wasn't going the required 88 miles per hour. EDIT: I can't believe that I had left out the "1.21" off the saying, especially since I looked it up...
Ford and Chrysler owners have been experiencing similar issues dating back to the 50’s without the help of a lightning strike.......
Yah, a shorted brake pressure sensor in fords that caused the dealership I worked for to burn. Long story, but it was a Windstar van. Anyone remember the recall where ford was telling owners to park the vehicle 'as far away from their dwelling as possible'? Some thing about a cruise control switch? I do...
Many years ago, we worked on an F150 (2000's somewhere, can't recall). We did a LOT of work on it. A couple of weeks later, my son spots it in the insurance tow yard, all burned up. I thought he was mistaken, but no, that was the truck. I called the customer, and sure enough he said he had been ignoring the recall.
I thought it was Ford telling non Ford owners to park far away from Ford products as possible, something about Fords having cooties.
That's why you don't drive a Vette in the rain. The metal body saves your life, ask Lord Tesla himself!