PICS: Prieska man's bakkie hit by lightning as he hides during hailstorm | BraGrobbies
A man from Prieska in the Northern Cape had a close escape when the bakkie he was hiding in during a severe hailstorm was struck by lightning. of the damaged bakkie. There are burn marks on the seats as well as shards of broken glass. The driver side of the vehicle particularly was damaged significantly.
"I stopped because of the hailstorm, and then lightning struck my bakkie like this! Who can believe it?" he posted. In reaction to the post, his partner, Rina de Vries, wrote:"Tonight I have a new view of gratitude. We are incredibly grateful that you are alive and that you got out of [the bakkie] with only cuts on your hands. Grateful for all the help that arrived so quickly. Love you endlessly." Leaticia Martin wrote:"Wow, that's crazy. Glad you're okay.
"In actuality, lightning flows around the outside of a car, and the majority of the current flows from the car's metal cage into the ground below. In essence, a car acts like a mobile Faraday cage." A Faraday cage or Faraday shield is an enclosure used to block electromagnetic fields. In most cases, this protects occupants of the vehicle.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
PICS: 'House of horrors' woman faces cruelty charges after SPCA rescues 60 dogs | IOL NewsThe SPCA in Bloemfontein has opened a case of animal cruelty against a woman after 60 dogs were removed from heartbreaking ...
Read more »
PICS: PE residents torch vehicles in electricity protestApparently, a group of about 100 angry residents had blocked off a road with burning tyres and debris.
Read more »
PICS & VIDEOS: Durban woman runs into burning building to save aunt's blind cat | Daily NewsZaakirah Chenia said she was among the last people to leave the Aboobaker Mansions on the corner of Dennis Hurley Street ...
Read more »
PICS: PE cops recover five stolen cars, arrest six for drugs | IOL NewsIn the last 24 hours, Port Elizabeth Police Flying Squad and the K9 unit recovered 5 stolen vehicles and arrested six suspects ...
Read more »
PICS: Africa's largest cannabis expo not just about getting high | IOL NewsIt has been less than a year since using cannabis at home was made legal, and now Cape Town is hosting the largest CannabisExpo on the continent.
Read more »
6 character pics from Terminator: Dark FateParamount Pictures showed some early Terminator: Dark Fate footage at CinemaCon.
Read more »
PICS & VIDEO: Taxi owners go on rampage in Durban | Daily NewsTaxi owners caused mayhem by offloading bus and minibus taxi passengers on Umgeni Road this morning.
Read more »
PICS: Mom left heartbroken after losing both children in Mozambique floodwaters | IOL NewsA single teardrop swells beneath Maria Jofresse's eyes as she recalls the moment the girls were snatched away by the fast-flowing floodwaters.
Read more »
PICS: Hoërskool Driehoek's collapsed bridge is being fixedThe restoration of a collapsed bridge at Hoërskool Driehoek, which claimed the lives of four students in February, is on track, Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has tweeted.
Read more »
PICS: Give us security guards in schools, Cosas pupils tell Luthuli HouseGangsterism, bullying and violence inside schools have turned young children into dangerous human beings, the pupils said.
Read more »