Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 284, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1914 — Auto Not Safe In Thunder Storm. [ARTICLE]

Auto Not Safe In Thunder Storm.

Let anyone who believes he is perfectly safe in a motor car during a thunderstorm, because the rubber tires are an effective bar to the passage of the electrical discharge, try the following experiment, if he dare: Standing on beside the car, with its motor running, place a finger on the top of the spark plug. He will not have to wait long for results! As the Scientific American remarks, the high tension current readily finds a path to the ground, regardless of the tires. Why should not a bolt of find a similar path?