Oops, perhaps I should have said "Rivish", but it's all in the family...
rod
On Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 9:26:01 AM UTC-4, Rod Holland wrote:
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> That Van de Graaff generator is BOBish in its own right, I think.
> Originally used to drive a particle accelerator, it was superseded in that
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Patrick,
Nothing more pleasing than cooling rain on a hot day. I had a ride like
that recently, although much closer to sea level, and with its own object
lesson in the relative probabilities of lightning hazard versus bad
driving. The ride was accidentally lovely.
That Van de Graaff generator is BOBish in its own right, I think.
Originally used to drive a particle accelerator, it was superseded in that
role by newer technologies, and has been lovingly maintained as a teaching
tool since its retirement, still pleasing thousands.
Patrick,
A wonderful take on your ride in the rain and afterward. Its the sort of
content that motivates me to keep fenders on my bike even as summer. A ride
in the summer rain is a real treat, each as different as all those
different words that those native to the higher latitudes have for
My hour long bike commute to work in Bay Area vs Patrick's thunderstorm
ride in Colorado - my gut feel is that chances of me getting hit by a
driver browsing Facebook on their phone is much higher than Patrick getting
struck by lightning. His ride seems less risky and more fun!
>From safety
I grew up in a place where the entire rainy season (as we called it), about
5 months, the temperature used to be in 70's or 80's even during heavy
rains (which was quite frequent and lasted hours). I've spent a lot of
time out in monsoon rains.
I got goosebumps imagining being out there in
These days, on nearly all major construction projects (I'm an ironworker so I'm
speaking of outdoors, with structural steel), if lightning has struck within
8-10 miles, workers are supposed to be "under cover" for 20-30 minutes after
the last strike. The safety department monitors this with a
Oh! Wonderful to hear, Andrew. I was beginning to wonder if I didn't know
how to write. Grin. It looks and feels like we're heading into our summer
monsoon season. Never called it that growing up. Back then it was just
summer. Sure sounds dramatic though. Monsoon ... in Colorado! Sardonic grin.
Patrick,
I loved your joyful post and the vivid details. It made me want to ride my
bike.
Best wishes,
Andrew in Salt Lake City, where we could use some of those storms
On Sunday, July 9, 2017 at 4:04:17 PM UTC-6, Deacon Patrick wrote:
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> Sorry to cause concern and give the impression of
The Boston museum of science has a great lightning hall with the world's
largest Vandergraft generator and good solid science talk. They said rubber
soled shoes would insulate a person in a storm, but the soles would need to be
a mile thick...
-Kai
BK NY
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Ask Google, and it answers:
Myth: Rubber tires on a car protect you from lightning by insulating you from
the ground.
Fact: Most cars are safe from lightning, but it is the metal roof and metal
sides that protect you, NOT the rubber tires. Remember, convertibles,
motorcycles, bicycles,
I wonder how much insulation the bike tires would provide, assuming one was hit
while riding? Growing up in England, I heard a number of accounts of people
surviving a lightning strike because of wearing wellington (rubber) boots.
Wouldn't want to test theory, myself.
ianA/Canada
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You
Sorry to cause concern and give the impression of being lackadaisical about
lightening. Far from it. I don't avoid thunderstorms, as that isn't
possible if one is outdoors. I am, however, as safe as I know to be in
them. I simply wanted to share the joy of the rides in the rain. My
apologies.
Patrick,
I hope you will reconsider your behavior during thunderstorms. The facts
don't support your lackadaisical view of lightning.
http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/
Lightning is the number one weather related killer in Colorado. Even when
folks are not killed by a lightning strike, it
Ha, George! If I followed that advice I'd not go on rides from April
through September. Grin. Fortunately, lightening is predictable in what it
like to hit. Stay low 'cause it likes to aim high. Don't straddle anything
steel, er, because it is attracted to conductiv ... ZAP! CRACK! CRISP! Grin.
Long as you're not out in it during one of those thunderstorms, that is.
Lightning, especially at those altitudes, can be very lethal and it can
strike a long way from where the storm appears to be.
On Sunday, July 9, 2017 at 1:45:03 PM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote:
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> Yesterday was hot for
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