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JEEP hit by Lightning strike in US car park

https://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/threads/70479/jeep-hit-by-lightning-strike-in-us-car-park

68AutoBug · 15 Jul 2008, 11:43 pm

Here are some pics of a Jeep sitting in a car park in the USA last month when it was struck by Lightning..

not much left....

Lee

Sides · 16 Jul 2008, 12:07 am

Heh - yeah - that'd majorly suck.

Though, I wonder what happens if lightning strikes say big mining/construction truck that DOESN'T burst into flames ???

The attached PDF is a real incident report on what happens...

ancientbugger · 16 Jul 2008, 3:45 pm

You wouldn't want to be hit by one of those tyres when a truck goes off!! Surely the vehicle would need to be earthed to the ground by something to get hit or else wouldn't it be happening more frequently? Many years ago I saw lightning actually bounce off of the roof of a car in front of me and then to the ground when driving through rain in England. The car had a fibreglass roof so I don't know if that had anything to do with it?

OZ Towdster · 16 Jul 2008, 4:24 pm

Its just a Jeep thing we wouldn't understand 😉😉

baybuscamperkid · 16 Jul 2008, 5:06 pm

so THATS what you gt when you put bling rims on a Jeep!

Notch Nut · 16 Jul 2008, 6:00 pm

The hand of god works in mysterious ways..😎🙄

68AutoBug · 16 Jul 2008, 7:41 pm

Notch Nut wrote:The hand of god works in mysterious ways..😎🙄

I've never heard of a beetle getting struck by Lightning...

Lee