Safety whilst photographing lightning

[Matt. K]

http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/

[owen]

Love the photos of the dead cows! ha!

[bago100]

Thanks Matt - excellent link.

Gee - it is hard to believe that all those cows in a straight line along the fence died from lightening strike.

Call me skeptical, but I just don't believe it. Cows can put their heads through a fence to feed but, as a country lad, I have never seen so many cows with their heads through a fence unless someone put hay or some other food type attractant along the fence line on the wrong side of the fence. No farmer would ever do that because fences will get damaged and mending fences is tough, dirty and when the wire straining occurs, dangerous work.

Some great lightening shots there though.

Cheers from a non-believer

Graham

[MHD]

where is this pic?

[owen]

http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/photos.htm

[MHD]

ooooh....

[petal666]

And what is earthing the fence wire to the ground so that electrons can flow?

[bago100]

And what is earthing the fence wire to the ground so that electrons can flow?

You only need one cow to do that, not every cow.