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Nov 28, 2015 12:42 AM
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Dysphemia
Lightning isn't drawn to metal -- metal only conducts lightning if striking that spot. Sorry to rain on your cute cartoon with physics.
JackSander
His umbrella appears to be wooden though.
Dysphemia
Most umbrellas have a metal tip, which lead some to unnecessarily fear a lightning strike.
JackSander
It didn't have to be because he had metal on him lighting struck many people without an umbrella or metal items on them
Dysphemia
But then the original point of the cartoon would have been moot, hence my pedantic, humorless comment.
JackSander
The only context in this post is the rain, it could have been a coincidence that he got struck after the umbrella