Stupid Guest Tricks

The giant umbrella has been sent back to the manufacturer for warranty repair. We are not sure when they will return it.

turkeyham wrote: A thunder storm and the monorail beam is not a good choice. It is more dangerous than walking in a lightening storm.

Really? I would think that the frame of the train would act as a Faraday cage of sorts, protecting the occupants.

As a golfer, one way I stay safe during thunderstorms is to go out on the golf course and hold up a 1-iron. Not even God can hit a 1-iron! :D:

goofyjoe wrote:Really? I would think that the frame of the train would act as a Faraday cage of sorts, protecting the occupants.

As a golfer, one way I stay safe during thunderstorms is to go out on the golf course and hold up a 1-iron. Not even God can hit a 1-iron! :D:

The inside of any metal object is the safest place you can be in a thunderstorm. Even if it is hit, the charge will distribute itself on the outside of the object.

turkeyham wrote:You wonder if the SG have heard of ponchos or umbrellas?

But those cost money!!

kurtisnelson wrote:The inside of any metal object is the safest place you can be in a thunderstorm. Even if it is hit, the charge will distribute itself on the outside of the object.

Inside any metal object where you are not personally in contact with the conductive surfaces. (Do not touch the faraday cage, plzkthx.)

But I'm guessing the reason turkeyham said you don't want to ride the monorail in a thunderstorm is not so much the lightning, as the power failures it sometimes causes... and then you're stuck in the Monorail till the power comes back on?

8^)

kurtisnelson wrote:The inside of any metal object is the safest place you can be in a thunderstorm. Even if it is hit, the charge will distribute itself on the outside of the object.

That's only true if the object is not grounded. Being in a rubber tired vehicle will for the most part not be hit directly because there is no place for the electrical current to go, it will just dispense off to the side. If it is grounded then it will attract lightning and you will be in deep doo doo.

Goofyernmost wrote:... Being in a rubber tired vehicle will for the most part not be hit directly ...

I used to marvel at the delicate flowers who would squeal and demand to be allowed to "Abandon Truck!" at the first sign of lightning. I'd peer out the window at my big rubber tires, and settle in happily. Nothing like a rainy-day Safari, all those shiny clean animals...

goofyjoe wrote:

turkeyham wrote:A thunder storm and the monorail beam is not a good choice. It is more dangerous than walking in a lightening storm.

Really? I would think that the frame of the train would act as a Faraday cage of sorts, protecting the occupants.

Faraday cages have to be made of some conductive material. The monorail bodies are fiberglass. FAIL!

Zazu wrote:Faraday cages have to be made of some conductive material. The monorail bodies are fiberglass. FAIL!

So then you'd get a nice charge in one spot on the outside of the train that no one should touch.

kurtisnelson wrote:So then you'd get a nice charge in one spot on the outside of the train that no one should touch.

Kurtis, please stop groping my monorails. It is bad show...and well, just creepy! ;)

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