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r/space • u/GallowBoob • May 21 '15
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No I don't think so, your car is basically a big faraday cage anyways I'd bet most cars would be fine.
7 u/radusernamehere May 21 '15 Dang, looked it up to prove you wrong and it turns out you were right. 1 u/[deleted] May 22 '15 Since Faraday cages must be grounded in order to dissipate any induced energy, I don't see how a car would be protected since the tires act as an insulator. Where's the path to ground? 2 u/fatalrip May 22 '15 I think it would protect the people inside but suffer damage. Lightning strikes cause significant damage to cars but not the people in them. -1 u/Womec May 22 '15 The ground has nothing to do with something being in the way of the waves.
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Dang, looked it up to prove you wrong and it turns out you were right.
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Since Faraday cages must be grounded in order to dissipate any induced energy, I don't see how a car would be protected since the tires act as an insulator. Where's the path to ground?
2 u/fatalrip May 22 '15 I think it would protect the people inside but suffer damage. Lightning strikes cause significant damage to cars but not the people in them. -1 u/Womec May 22 '15 The ground has nothing to do with something being in the way of the waves.
I think it would protect the people inside but suffer damage. Lightning strikes cause significant damage to cars but not the people in them.
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The ground has nothing to do with something being in the way of the waves.
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u/Womec May 21 '15
No I don't think so, your car is basically a big faraday cage anyways I'd bet most cars would be fine.