Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1893 — What is the Safest Place During a Thunderstorm? [ARTICLE]

What is the Safest Place During a Thunderstorm?

In answer to this question the editor of the Electrical Age says: "The question is rather broad and indefinite. Generally speaking, however, the safest place during a thunderstorm is amid dry and non-metallic surroundings. In a room, for instance, get as far away as possible from open windows and metal pipes or machinery. The interior of a room is about as safe a place as any. The old idea of getting into a feather bed is a very good one. It is a good protective expedient because feathers are insulators. Any substance that is dry, but of a non-metallic nature, is a good insulator, as compared with the substance wet; therefore, keep in diy surroundings. All metals are good conductors of electricity, and lightning always seeks such substances in its path to the ground. Therefore get as far awry as possible from metals.”