A European or an African swallow?

A friend of mine for a number of years on the Internet has a theory that there doesn't exist an Internet thread for which there isn't a way to interject a Monty Python quote. In his case, it's easy, since I often reply to him from the architect sketch.

 

Common misconception. Do you think lightning will go 30,000 feet and when it gets to the car suddenly say; "Oh no, I can't jump the 5 inches across the rubber tires, I'll just stop here."? It's because the electricity flows through the metal, not you. A car is a metal coffin.

 

Well now, that was uncalled for...
'round these parts the skoolin stops at 4th grade, i woodnt git that far ifin my dad wasnt in da same clas. so afta that I hafta learn evrythin on ma own. its prettie hard to get an edgimication when yer out in the sticks. alls i no is truckin.
Have you looked at where you are? Or did you make a wrong turn at Albuquerque? What are you doing on a trucker forum with your Ivy League education? You must be related to Forest, Forest Gump. Have the lambs stopped crying yet?
Have a nice day.
:withstupid:

 

Look at: http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/cars/ligh...-it-243268.php Notice the arc across the tire?

Here is another example: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1397994/posts

quote from: http://georgia911.georgia.gov/00/cha...350751,00.html "Rubber-soled shoes and rubber tires provide no protection from lightning. However, the steel frame of a hard-topped vehicle provides increased protection if you are not touching metal. Although you may be injured if lightning strikes your car, you are much safer inside a vehicle than outside."

To answer your question. You are in a Faraday shield. Which increases your chance of your body not being charged.

kc0iv

 

How do you now if your cb is working up to its full strength I have a cobra 29 with a radio shack magnetic base on top of my truck roof i was thinking it was going to be noisier than it is with other people talking i can hear some but not very often Is the cb used very often maybe this is normal? another note on the meter when its on the needle is about 1/4 up the scale does this mean anything or is it normal ,swr acording to the directions on how to adjust is close to 1.

 

Thing you can check. (1) Is the RF gain control set correctly? (2) Is the SQL control set correctly? (3) Where is the NB/ANL - ANL - OFF switch set?

While the magnetic base antenna is not the best of antennas it should give a better results than what you describe.

kc0iv

 

excuse me, but this isnt an argument

 

Give that man a ceeegar.

 

Since my Cobra is fried, I'm gonna go back to a Uniden PC78XL.

 

So you let all the smoke out. :lol:

I've got a couple of Uniden PC78XL not a bad radio.

kc0iv