Comments on: Thunderstorms and iPods http://mjtsai.com/blog/2007/07/15/thunderstorms-and-ipods/ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:40:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Anonymous http://mjtsai.com/blog/2007/07/15/thunderstorms-and-ipods/#comment-111743 Anonymous Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:38:52 +0000 http://mjtsai.com/blog/2007/07/15/thunderstorms-and-ipods/#comment-111743 aztech: That's exactly what the NEJM article says. Plus, you don't actually have to be struck directly in order to feel effects of the lightning. aztech: That's exactly what the NEJM article says. Plus, you don't actually have to be struck directly in order to feel effects of the lightning.

]]> By: aztech http://mjtsai.com/blog/2007/07/15/thunderstorms-and-ipods/#comment-111734 aztech Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:09:50 +0000 http://mjtsai.com/blog/2007/07/15/thunderstorms-and-ipods/#comment-111734 FWIW, wearing an iPod (or any portable media player) does not increase your chances of getting struck by lightning. This was completely debunked in a Mythbusters episode. It can, however, change the way the electricity flows through the body, and could increase damage should one actually be struck. FWIW, wearing an iPod (or any portable media player) does not increase your chances of getting struck by lightning. This was completely debunked in a Mythbusters episode.

It can, however, change the way the electricity flows through the body, and could increase damage should one actually be struck.

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