Stupid question of the day: Could a lightning strike cause a weapon to discharge?

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FOUND HIM!!!

Errrrrrrr, he says he wants to talk to you :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:

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We can take him.

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Yepā€¦

Looks dangerous.

You go firstā€¦

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Enzo_T

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Thatā€™s a good one, Enzo.

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I had a cousin that was standing under a metal carport during a thunderstorm. Of course, the carport was hit by lightning and the lightning can out of the screws in the top and pot about 30 holes in his back. He was also holding on to a support post and it blew the concrete holding the post to pieces. One of the things he said after getting out of the hospital was that his hands clinched so hard he thought they were going to break off. So I figure if you follow the rules and donā€™t put your finger on the trigger until you are ready to shoot, the gun shouldnā€™t discharge during a lightning storm. And, he had a screen printed black T-shirt on. The lightning took all the printed color off T-shirt. That was the amazing part to me. You couldnā€™t even tell it had been printed.

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Amazing story. Iā€™m fascinated by hunting and weather stories. I got few radios and walkie talkies with the free NOAA Weather stations on em. Iā€™m guessing itā€™s easy for anyone to forget that lightening also occurs in winter, they dubbed it ā€œThunder Snowā€. I read about fishing poles attracting lightening because they are higher than your head, and lightening is attracted to the highest point in an area.

Iā€™m just guessing, but having a long gun or bow over shoulder or in hand might be an attractant as opposed to laying it down on the ground, IDK.

Safety Tips:

Lightening without thunder:

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Bruce , Welcome to the fold Brother!
You are RIGHT WHERE YOUā€™RE SUPPOSE TO BE.
(Sorry for the second Flagged postā€”an obvious right of passage for new Gunners)
As for your original first post

I whole heartedly agree, IF I ever get struck by lightning, (and some of my posts should warrant that anomly to occur :rofl:) WHAT DIFFERENCE WOULD IT MAKE! :zany_face:

'Bored Silly, you are quickly becoming a Facisinating Person! :cloud_with_lightning: :high_voltage::cloud_with_lightning_and_rain: INDEED! :joy_cat:

'THERE ARE NO STOOPID QUESTIONS!----Apparently some folkā€™s lately are taking that as a CHALLENGE!

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They lurk all around us!

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But there are billions of inquisitive idiots.

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Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeouch! NAILED IT David! :upside_down_face:

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Welcome to the community where all questions are answered! :laughing:

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Iā€™m soooooooooo stealing that line!!!

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:rofl: Thereā€™s a dark :cloud_with_lightning: cloud coming in from the west :face_with_monocle: looks like itā€™s heading in your direction :winking_face_with_tongue:TAKE COVER!!! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

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I KNOW RIGHT! A WORDZSMITH! DAVID IS!

ā€œINCOMING!ā€ Muahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! :laughing:

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I know that they used to warn us about static electricity interacting with Abrams rounds,so I guess itā€™s plausible.

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Feel free to use it whenever you like! It isnā€™t actually mine; I heard it somewhere, too.

But, you gotta love it, right?

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Whoa :collision:

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Yes itā€™s a pretty good blast. Hate to think I was standing over one when it detonated. The bright side would be you wouldnā€™t feel a thing while being vaporized.

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A friend of mine used to teach Bible to junior high school students. He often had students ask him how Noah fit the whales in the ark.

Heā€™d usually just give them a funny look until the classmates answered the question for him.

Yeah. There is such a thing as a stupid question.

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In fairness to that kid, whales are mammals but still :upside_down_face:

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