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And there are other misconceptions about lightning, check it now.

Not as romantic as on film, the rain of life is sometimes troublesome and also accompanied by dangerous tornadoes.

Even so, it still happens often and we only have a way to learn more about this phenomenon to protect ourselves. So are you sure you understand the thunder in the rain? Be careful, don't get 5 "slight mistakes " below.

1. Cars with insulating rubber wheels should reduce the risk of lightning strikes?

Not really like that. Cars can still be struck by lightning as usual. But when it was thunder and lightning, cars were quite safe because they were covered from all sides.

If lightning hits, electricity will only transmit outside the chassis, then follow the wheel to the ground. So, make sure you close all the doors on the car when it rains.

Conversely, with motorbikes or non-convertible cars, they also have rubber wheels but have no roof, so they are less safe to move in thunderstorms.

2. "Does lightning beat 1 place to 2 times"?

In English there is an expression "Lightning Never Strikes the Same Place Twice"! Literally the meaning is that, being struck by lightning is extremely unlucky but very rare, it cannot happen twice.

The Empire State Building often "struck" thunder.

However, this is not true. Take the Empire State Building of New York State, USA. The "massive" 444m height (including the antenna) has turned this place into a favorite target of the dragons.

It is estimated that it is struck by lightning about 25-100 times per year, depending on different sources. It is known that in only one night of spring rain and wind in 2011, the thunderstorms knocked on the door of this building three times separately.

3. Lightning will only come down when it is raining?

According to experts, the range of thunder is more than 5 km. For example, if only District 1 and Ho Chi Minh City have thunderstorms, then neighboring districts such as Binh Thanh are still at risk of "sticking" to thunder.

The sky is still blue and thunderstorms can be encountered, if dark clouds are quite close somewhere.

In addition, there are cases where the lightning strikes a distance of 40km away from the dark cloud. This phenomenon was called "Bolts from the Blue" by American experts .

If the position of lightning strikes 80km away from the cloud, it is called "Anvil lightning". ("Anvil" means anvil, blacksmith often uses hammer to hit the anvil face to wrought iron).

Because lightning can strike out of the rain, even after the rain, try to stay in the house for another 30 minutes when the rain has passed.

4. Wearing headphones makes you look more prone to disasters?

This is only true when you are at an altitude of 30 meters or more. But of course, it is already dangerous enough to walk in the middle of the storm, just wearing headphones does not increase the danger.

5. During a storm, is it absolutely safe to stay indoors?

The house with 4 walls and the roof is a good shelter in the rain.

However, you should stay away from the following items: doors, windows, landline phones, power supplies, electrical conductors, sinks, bathrooms . And you also remember to unplug your TV, computer to Protect these devices too.