Every now and then there are people on social media your hair stands on end We see the videos. Although the sudden airing of your hair creates a surprising and funny situation, you may not understand what is happening. If it has happened to you, you may know what to do, but if you have not encountered such a situation yet, consider yourself lucky.

Ventilation of hair and body feathers What is the connection with lightning?If you’re wondering how our hair suddenly feels like it’s about to fly away and we feel lethargic, let us take you this way. We also explained how to protect yourself from lightning, starting with static electricity and relating this situation to lightning.

First, let’s watch this video where an example event takes place.

First of all: “What is static electricity?” Let’s get started so we can more easily make the connection with lightning.

Actually all of us static We experience this situation frequently in our daily lives. Our hair becoming electrified when we wear a sweater or a plastic comb pulling on our hair is something we see more often, especially in children. Her hair becomes electrified as she slides down the slide A clear example of static electricity.

Atoms in substances have positive and negative charges, and these charges are equal. Separation of positive and negative charges In this case, static electricity occurs. When two substances come into contact, an excess positive charge is left on one side and a negative charge is left on the other side. When substances are separated from each other, there is a surplus of electrons on one side and a shortage of electrons on the other. In this case, two separate charges attract each other and travel through the insulating air. They want to discharge the charge by creating sparks..

In cases where the potential difference is small – such as with sweaters and hair samples – there is no danger. However Lightning strike or industrial accidents may occur if the potential difference is large, which poses great dangers.

Lightning is the result of static electricity, not the wrath of Zeus.

We can see natural static electricity in lightning. In stormy weather, static electricity is created by the collision of water droplets and ice crystals with each other. The cloud, the lower part of which is negatively charged and the upper part positively charged, is pulled down and discharge of static electric charges As a result, lightning occurs. During the discharge of high voltage in the cloud to the ground, approx 30 thousand amperes of current is transferred.

Even if you’re a Road Runner, you can’t escape lightning, which travels in about 30 milliseconds.

Although it may seem impossible to escape lightning, we have good news: lightning provides warnings before it strikes. It gives us time to protect ourselves.. The standing hair, which is also the subject of our content, is one of the ways lightning says, “I’m coming.”

creaking or fuss If you hear sounds like or If your skin hurts You can tell when lightning is coming. Even though it may seem strange, it is in your mouth a metallic taste you can feel it. smells like chlorine smell ozone, you start to feel dizzy It is a sign that lightning is near.

How can we be protected from lightning if we are not faster than the speed of light?

Being out on open land and at sea, using heavy machinery in the field, making phone calls and trying to repair electrical appliances are the places where the risk of being struck by lightning is greatest. Suppose your hair becomes frizzy or you experience any of the other symptoms. “What should we do to protect ourselves from lightning?” If so, here are the answers:

• Immediately enter a building or vehicle. If you have no shelter, kneel on the ground, but never lie on the ground. Bring your feet together, stand on your toes and clasp your head between your knees. Your goal should be to take up as little space as possible.
• Stay away from trees. When you are in the woods, instead of just going under a tree, you can take shelter in the gaps between low tree clusters or under the tree closest to the ground.
• Do not touch metal or other objects that can generate electricity.
• If you are in a crowd, keep at least 1.5 meters away from everyone else.
• When you are at home, close the windows and doors.
• Keep away from stoves, radiators, fireplaces, metal pipes, sinks, plug-in appliances and landline telephones.
• No washing dishes and no showering.
• “I had laundry on the line, let me get it before it rains.” Don’t say that and stay away from the clothesline.
• Even if you are in the car, do not move or get out of the car. However, make sure that the metal frame does not come into contact with your body.

As with many issues, there are misconceptions about lightning strikes.

You may have read or heard that rubber-soled shoes protect you from lightning strikes. But you should know that this is of no use. Moreover Lightning will not strike the same place twice There is also a common belief about it. We’re sorry, but we have to say we shouldn’t rely on it. There are many cases where lightning strikes the same place twice.

Is our chance of meeting lightning as distant as red snow?

The probability of lightning striking you is approximately It’s 1 in 600 thousand. The chance of at least one lightning strike in your lifetime is 1 in 3,000. These options may of course vary depending on your environment. When we look at people struck by lightning, 10% of them die, and 70% of them suffer long-term damage. In Turkey, due to lightning strike The number of deaths in 1 year is approximately 90.

Damage may not be limited to this. In 1975, as a group of friends climbed Moro Rock in California’s Sierra Nevada, the hairs of two sisters stood on end. Even though there were people who fainted due to the lightning strike, the sisters returned home after the incident They become depressed and commit suicide.. Of course, we don’t know if this has anything to do with lightning. Scientists continue to research it.

Although a lightning strike does not always result in death, it can cause serious damage.

Some clinical findings as a result of research Lightning strikes damage organs shows. Loss or changes in consciousness, failure to remember the moment of the event, cerebral edema, paralysis, respiratory arrest and drowsiness may occur. Many conditions such as severe burns, compartment syndrome, bone fractures, kidney failure, some eye abnormalities such as cataracts, hearing loss, personality changes and speech loss can also be observed.

We have examined every detail of the lightning strike and after seeing the serious situations that can happen to us, we want you to be more careful, especially in open areas, and run to the most suitable place.