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Post by Amethyst on Apr 2, 2007 11:44:30 GMT -5
Lightning as in the weather not the racer It was stormy a little early in the week and I decided to youtube some lightning videos (I were bored) and I suddenly thought about what Carsverse cars would do about this seeing as there big conductors. I know that in a scene in Brave Little Toaster, Lampy is hit by lightning but only feels ( and looks) a little shucken up/ frazzled. So maybe carsverse cars would be the same, a little frazzled but ok, hey maybe it gives them a little extra "spark" *giggle snorts*
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Post by ebonyviper on Apr 2, 2007 11:49:48 GMT -5
I saw that scene where Lampy gets hit with lightning, but he passed out after that.
But, maybe cars do feel uncomfortable and a little bit of pain if they are struck by lightning. They have electronics in them that controls their engines, headlights, and radio so lightning might not be a good thing for them and it might mess them up. They'd be scared of being struck again.
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Post by foreignconcepts on Apr 2, 2007 14:22:27 GMT -5
This could be true. As humans shy away from pain, cars would shy away from anyhting that could hurt them as well. You could have the possibility of cars that are positively (no pun intended) terrified of thunderstorms because they've been struck by lightning (hah, just capitalized the first letter of that and then backspaced). Electronics or not, it has to be traumatic for them.
As for electronics, it would depend on how many electronic things the car has... I think it's safe to say that nothing too severe would happen to Lizzie, Flo, Ramone, or Doc, or Luigi and Guido, as they have less electronics to worry about. But younger cars with more electronic things may have mor to worry about, like Sally, Mia and Tia, and other younger cars in the movie.
My best guess is that basically, you're getting a power surge to all electronic equipment, and for those who believe my wires = nerves theory, even the equivalent of a central nervous system. The after-effects? Maybe they are disoriented for a while after being struck and can't drive in a straight line, or have odd twitches, or equipment (mechanical) that doesn't function quite right.
Sarah
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Post by Tracker89 on Apr 2, 2007 14:38:31 GMT -5
youtube.com/watch?v=oVIQH1EeJOsAside from a bit of side-effects during the strike itself, they have nothing to worry about. And in the video they're testing a modern car with all the electronics and jazz. Now electro-magnetic pulses, on the other hand...
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Post by foreignconcepts on Apr 2, 2007 19:22:56 GMT -5
it's true, after i posted this, i realized that cars would be grounded by their tires. But they could still be traumatized and scared of getting hit again...
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Post by Dr Frankenstein on Apr 2, 2007 20:21:09 GMT -5
it's true, after i posted this, i realized that cars would be grounded by their tires. But they could still be traumatized and scared of getting hit again... The tires are not protecting the car from lightning. It's powerful enough to pass directly from the carriage to the ground, the same way it comes from the sky to the car. It's the body itself of the car, because of the way it's designed, that protects it from the lightning.
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Post by adrian on Apr 11, 2007 6:47:06 GMT -5
well I saw a Golf get hit with one of those mock-lightning things on Top Gear. both Hammond and Golf were fine. Though I do suspect an older car would suffer more.
Plus, lets not forget that Doc sends Marty back to the future by harnessing lightning in a DeLorean in some film I can't remember the title of*. But then that was a DeLorean and... if I'm not mistaken, they were put here by aliens to confuse and confound us (which has largely succeeded since almost everyone likes them despite their being mostly piles of utter shite which are impossible to keep clean)
*joke
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Post by dodgesuperbee on Apr 11, 2007 7:16:24 GMT -5
Getting struck by lightning definitely wouldn't be much fun for a car. I'd imagine it would cause a headache, blurred vision, maybe a scorch on the roof and all that bad stuff.
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Post by pookydoc on Apr 11, 2007 14:05:54 GMT -5
it's true, after i posted this, i realized that cars would be grounded by their tires. But they could still be traumatized and scared of getting hit again... The tires are not protecting the car from lightning. It's powerful enough to pass directly from the carriage to the ground, the same way it comes from the sky to the car. It's the body itself of the car, because of the way it's designed, that protects it from the lightning. umm..as far as i remember..lightning comes from the ground..not the sky..LOL
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Post by Dr Frankenstein on Apr 11, 2007 15:53:14 GMT -5
The tires are not protecting the car from lightning. It's powerful enough to pass directly from the carriage to the ground, the same way it comes from the sky to the car. It's the body itself of the car, because of the way it's designed, that protects it from the lightning. umm..as far as i remember..lightning comes from the ground..not the sky..LOL In any way... XD
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Post by pookydoc on Apr 11, 2007 16:46:55 GMT -5
LOL
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