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Originally Posted by AksarbeN
Question: What should you do if you're in a car and there's lightning & rain?
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You should stay in the car. You will be safe there.
The metallic body works as a Faraday cage around you and ensure that all the energy in the lightning bolt moves outside the car's body and not inside.
However: convertible vehicles with a cloth top will not form a complete Faraday cage and won't be safe.
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