Is it safe to use earbuds during thunderstroms?
My elders always told me not to use earphones or earbuds during thunderstroms because you could hit by lighting.
I wonder is this true? 馃
I wonder is this true? 馃
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SethGreene531 路 M
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Simply being caught outside in a storm may be the bigger risk, vs. what you may be wearing in your ears. But no ideas.
You never can tell.
I was close enough to a strike to hear sizzling, and the crack of a whip first. Then see the flash. Unforcasted, from very light overcast on an otherwise pleasant day. It was less than 50ft away.
I've heard similar about talking on landlines, sitting by open windows, or taking a shower. Even that lightning follows drafts. Unsure how much of this parental wisdom holds up nowadays. Though, I try not to stand in a porch behind a thin aluminum screen door -- that may be asking for trouble, as folks have even been struck in their garage watching storms.
Simply being caught outside in a storm may be the bigger risk, vs. what you may be wearing in your ears. But no ideas.
You never can tell.
I was close enough to a strike to hear sizzling, and the crack of a whip first. Then see the flash. Unforcasted, from very light overcast on an otherwise pleasant day. It was less than 50ft away.
I've heard similar about talking on landlines, sitting by open windows, or taking a shower. Even that lightning follows drafts. Unsure how much of this parental wisdom holds up nowadays. Though, I try not to stand in a porch behind a thin aluminum screen door -- that may be asking for trouble, as folks have even been struck in their garage watching storms.