Hoovey689

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Watch lightning strike a hapless Toyota Landcruiser

When we thought we'd make it to the end of the month before we saw another video from the roads of Russia, we were wrong. Just after the video of the truck driver dismounting from the windshield of his cab, we have of a bolt of lightning saying hello to a Toyota Landcruiser.


http://www.autoblog.com/2012/09/25/w...a-landcruiser/

spwolf

Zeus was mad that day

ABC

If only he was going 88 mph......

po1qw

iTrader: (2)

It's fine... It will buff out anyways...

SurfsUP

iTrader: (6)

Wow, the gods must of been pissed at him!
Looks like the car to the right of him got hit also.
You can see a arc after a split second reach over to the second car.

JessePS

I wonder what it is like, being in a car being struck by lightning?

spwolf

scary? But not dangerous....

mmarshall

In general, if it is an all-metal vehicle with rubber tires(as the majority of vehicles are), you are safe inside...as long as you aren't touching anything metal inside that is directly connected to the car's metal frame. But on vehicles with space-frames and non-metallic body parts (Thermoplatic, fiberglass, carbon-fiber, etc...) that may not always be the case...depending on the specific design and materials.

vwynn

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that land cruiser now does 50 mpg.

Lil4X

Sorta redefines "plug-in hybrid" . . .

Driver now exits to have his seat cleaned.

Fizzboy7

And both keep driving like nothing happened? Something's fishy....

Aron9000

I'm thinking lighting hit the ground near the Land Cruiser. If I remember my high school science class correctly, rubber IS NOT a conductor of electricity. Lightining seeks a path to the ground, thus if it struck a car, it would have to travel through the rubber tires.

All bets are off though if there was a tow chain or a metal part of that SUV touching the ground. It would be "grounded" and make a perfect conductor for electricity.

ashtray

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Seems fun.

dannywheel

I would have crashed !

mikez

I wonder if you were driving a hybrid would it super charge your batteries? Or would the car explode? lol