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[Beerlifter]

Last time out lightning hit a tree in the site next to us, we had no ill effects from this except having to peel ourselves off the ceiling when it happened! The strike was less than 25 yards away and really messed up the tree! We felt nothing and had no electrical problems. I have attached a link to the pictures of the tree if anyone would like to veiw them

http://s177.photobucket.com/albums/w223/beerlifter/Lightning%20strike/?action=view¤t=OkemahJune2007009.jpg

http://s177.photobucket.com/albums/w223/beerlifter/Lightning%20strike/?action=view¤t=OkemahJune2007008.jpg

http://s177.photobucket.com/albums/w223/beerlifter/Lightning%20strike/?action=view¤t=OkemahJune2007007.jpg

http://s177.photobucket.com/albums/w223/beerlifter/Lightning%20strike/?action=view¤t=OkemahJune2007006.jpg

http://s177.photobucket.com/albums/w223/beerlifter/Lightning%20strike/?action=view¤t=OkemahJune2007005.jpg

http://s177.photobucket.com/albums/w223/beerlifter/Lightning%20strike/?action=view¤t=OkemahJune2007004.jpg

http://s177.photobucket.com/albums/w223/beerlifter/Lightning%20strike/?action=view¤t=OkemahJune2007003.jpg

http://s177.photobucket.com/albums/w223/beerlifter/Lightning%20strike/?action=view¤t=OkemahJune2007002.jpg

[flyfisherman]

Thanks Beerlift for posting the pics ... certainly a "sobering" reflection!

There are a lot of pine trees here in my neck of the woods and they say the pines are notorious for exploding when hit by lightning ... maybe from all that pine sap getting heated to a gazillion degrees(?)



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[wavery]

Thanks for sharing the oics. They're really cool.

They say that trees attract lightening because of the static electricity that they build up from blowing in a breeze. That's why you never stand next to a tree in a storm. The first 20-50' around the lightening strike may attract feeders (separate small strikes) from the lightening bolt.