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Stuartbe · 24-06-2005, 16:49

It has been proved that an underground cable is more likely to be struck than an overground one. The strike would have to be very local and by that I mean 30-40 feet away. It also depends on the character of the strike... Sounds silly I know but no two strikes will have the same patern or travel the same route.

Its all down to luck. When there are hundreds of thousands of volts traveling through the air it will go where it likes !!!

24-06-2005, 16:49	#18
Stuartbe Inactive Join Date: Jan 2023 Posts: 4,984	Re: Thunder and lightning It has been proved that an underground cable is more likely to be struck than an overground one. The strike would have to be very local and by that I mean 30-40 feet away. It also depends on the character of the strike... Sounds silly I know but no two strikes will have the same patern or travel the same route. Its all down to luck. When there are hundreds of thousands of volts traveling through the air it will go where it likes !!!