Holy Crap The Lighting Just Owned Me

CplDavis

<div class="IPBDescription">And my PC still works!</div> Well there is a thunder storm here. Came in pretty quick.

A HUGE flash just went right over my house. I swear the ground shook 3 times! I felt it. Like the house was shaking. When I saw the flash, my moniter got all static and my speakers fuzzed.


But Im still alive, and so is my PC. I hope...
Im unplugging my PC until its over just to be safe. Thank god for my surge protector!
Just thought Id post this. It was really neat. From an odd perspective.

Rellix

Lol, I know the fealing, I was trailing an extension cord from the school boiler room to the garage to wax skis, and then the thunder started....

TheWizard

Hmm, we just had a flash thunderstorm here in State College as well. As a warning, I would not trust a surge supressor against lightning. 99% of those things are useless when it comes to surges from lightning. If lightning can arc several thousand feet across the air (a good resistor) no 3 inch breaker circuit will stop it.

Wheeee

my friend's computer got pwned by lightning...but his hard drive died <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo--> it had stuff i wanted too <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->

Salty

<-- lighting capital of the world <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

That_Annoying_Kid

surge protectors are good <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->


plus it's nice to live in an area that doesn't get destroyed by weather

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p4Samwise

Anyone from an area with crappy weather will tell you that it's not "real weather" if you're not terrified for your life every now and then.

(I live in the Bay Area... yay mild climate!)

Rellix

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plus it's nice to live in an area that doesn't get destroyed by weather

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Yes in Scotland everything just gets sogy, when you can go out and sun shines when your staying in.
Never have computer parts deliverd thety might leve them at the door....

Still we do get the odd storm or this morning my TV went all fuzzy, turned out 2 birds were... 'at it' on my arial.