“How does being struck by lightning, whilst being in a car work?”

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Heya all,
My friend and I got into a conversation/discussion last night and it got us wondering.

Let’s say you have the best of luck and your car gets struck my lightning whilst your in the car/driving. We sort of know about the box of Faraday but that left us with even more questions.

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Electricity will take a path of least resistance. When you are inside the car. The electricity goes around the metal shell of the car and to the ground. You can still be harmed by this but it’s not as dangerous as you being hit directly because the electricity is not going through you to reach the ground.

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