I would add that when in the vehicle don't touch any conductors, in fact
try to keep some distance away - including wires and recorder. It would
be even safer if the car was grounded by a conductor. The wheels
insulate the car somewhat and that is bad. (Lightning strikes on cars
have been known to destroy the tires as the current travels to the ground.
I've made some good recordings from within a tent with a mike pointed
out of the tent. The grounded tent poles are great protection as long
as they are metal.
Drew
On 12/16/2016 4:54 PM, [naturerecordists] wrote:
>
>
> I read the section on recording lightning and the advice is incorrect.
> People are in danger of being struck if they are outside of a building
> or vehicle and that can be anywhere. Two people were struck in Rocky
> Mountain National Park last year and they were at a scenic overlook.
> Where people are also struck is standing under a tree or under a roof
> with a structure that is open at the sides. More people struck
> standing by a lake than out on the lake in a boat. When lighting
> strikes the ground it will travel horizontally until it hits
> something. Other than inside a building or vehicle the safest place is
> in a ditch that is below the level of the surrounding area.
>
> Safest for audio recording to put the mic or mics outside a car and
> run the cable inside the car and watch and record the lighting and
> thunder while safely inside the car. And I stress inside the car. One
> person that was struck and died last year was hit while they were
> changing the windshield wipers on their vehicle.
>
>
"While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause.
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