Is there a rationale from science to avoid taking a shower during a thunderstorm?
In: Chemistry
I live in an older house that has primarily copper piping. And I got zapped shutting off my taps when I was showering during a thunderstorm. It wasn’t much — maybe a little stronger than your average static electricity zap — but it was enough that I won’t shower during a storm anymore.
It’s important to note that it didn’t hit me just because I was wet or in the shower. I just happened to touch the tap at exactly the wrong time to get a little zap delivered to my hand.
That said, it’s probably less of a problem in newer houses that rely more on PVC than copper for their piping.
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