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Meso

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Lightning strikes minivan
« on: 18 October 2006, 01:45:52 PM »
Hi all,

I saw this awesome little clip on a technology forum that I frequent, and thought it was pretty cool.  The radio antenna on a minivan is hit by a direct lightning bolt as it is driven down the highway during a storm.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUUOdO6eEZA

Mal

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Re: Lightning strikes minivan
« Reply #1 on: 18 October 2006, 03:19:07 PM »
Hi Mal,

That is incredible! Wow is all i can say to that. Time to get a video going on the dashboard haha

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Re: Lightning strikes minivan
« Reply #2 on: 18 October 2006, 03:50:10 PM »
awesome!!!

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Re: Lightning strikes minivan
« Reply #3 on: 19 October 2006, 09:56:09 AM »

  ohh yes an excellent zap,   must have given the occupants a heck of a fright :)

remember seeing that one listed on the USA stormchasers site (stormtrack) a couple of months ago

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Re: Lightning strikes minivan
« Reply #4 on: 19 October 2006, 02:53:41 PM »
That was one big zap! The person who was videoing must have thought that it was their lucky day.  ;D