“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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The lightning is different as normally electricity flows through your body Into the ground which harms you.

If you are sitting in a car, then the electricity flows through the metal of the car around you into the ground and not through you.

That might damage the car somehow but you stay safe.

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