Is this safe?

HotDog-Cart · Post by **HotDog-Cart** » Tue May 15, 2007 6:55 pm

Hey its thunderstorming outside, and I have a few questions.

During a thunderstand, is it SAFE to be on a laptop thats running on Batteries (Not plugged in), and browsing the internet using WIFI?

Also, In a thunderstorm a lot of freinds that I know watch movies during it.
Are they complete idiots? As that could easily fry theyre TV?

Twisted Warthog · Post by **Twisted Warthog** » Tue May 15, 2007 6:57 pm

Ha ha cool its thundering pretty good out here too man. My satellite dish has gone out like five times.

Jongamer · Post by **Jongamer** » Tue May 15, 2007 7:00 pm

oh you just reminded me that those storms that are happening to you are gonna happen to me here in a couple hours, severe ones too.

I love Thunderstorms.

But On mythbusters, they tested the Phone Myth, talking on a telephone during a thunder storm, and it was confirmed, it can kill you.

But the Computer and TV that they had hooked up didnt fry.

I don't know, but I just say do whatever at your own risk.

I dought you will get zapped by lighting in your house by using wi-fi and running off the laptops battery.

Twisted Warthog · Post by **Twisted Warthog** » Tue May 15, 2007 7:02 pm

I did'ent see all of that mythbusters episode. It can kill you? Cause one time i was talking on the phone outside in a huge thunderstorm and a lighting bolt came pretty close to me i was freaked out.

HotDog-Cart · Post by **HotDog-Cart** » Tue May 15, 2007 7:04 pm

Twisted, Im in Ontario also. Where are ya in Ontario?

Im in Bowmanville, and theyres been some close strikes here.

But, I think Im safe, as My laptop is running off of BATTERY. So theres no way my laptop can get shocked. Also, I dont think a wireless internet can get zapped either, as it used less energy than a light.

Jongamer · Post by **Jongamer** » Tue May 15, 2007 7:05 pm

Twisted Warthog wrote:I did'ent see all of that mythbusters episode. It can kill you? Cause one time i was talking on the phone outside in a huge thunderstorm and a lighting bolt came pretty close to me i was freaked out.

It has to hit your power lines I beleave, I havnt seen the spisode in forever so the details are kinda fuzzy in my mind.

Jongamer · Post by **Jongamer** » Tue May 15, 2007 7:07 pm

HotDog-Cart wrote:Twisted, Im in Ontario also. Where are ya in Ontario?

Im in Bowmanville, and theyres been some close strikes here.

But, I think Im safe, as My laptop is running off of BATTERY. So theres no way my laptop can get shocked. Also, I dont think a wireless internet can get zapped either, as it used less energy than a light.

Oh wrong storms, the storms that are gonna hit me I dont think are streaching up that far.

HotDog-Cart · Post by **HotDog-Cart** » Tue May 15, 2007 7:17 pm

Man, this storm is ALL over ontario.

Nonsense Man · Post by **Nonsense Man** » Tue May 15, 2007 7:25 pm

Well if the laptop is running off of batteries you can't get shocked from that and the wireless doesn't transfer electricity to your laptop in any way your completely safe.

Super Cameraman · Post by **Super Cameraman** » Tue May 15, 2007 7:34 pm

Jongamer wrote:oh you just reminded me that those storms that are happening to you are gonna happen to me here in a couple hours, severe ones too.

I love Thunderstorms.

But On mythbusters, they tested the Phone Myth, talking on a telephone during a thunder storm, and it was confirmed, it can kill you.

But the Computer and TV that they had hooked up didnt fry.

I don't know, but I just say do whatever at your own risk.

I dought you will get zapped by lighting in your house by using wi-fi and running off the laptops battery.

Yeah, the phone can kill you IF IT HAS GUN POWDER TAPED TO THE END!! (That's the one part of the episode I don't understand...) Also, the TV and computer were turned off when they tested it.

As for getting killed with a laptop with batteries, and wifi..... Maybe if you're in the shower?

-Super

Post by **bicostp** » Tue May 15, 2007 8:09 pm

Electricity is lazy; it finds the simplest, least restrictive path from point A to point B. You're inside a structure that's made out of some insulating material like wood or masonry. It's more likely to strike a tree outside than you.

Then again if you were in the middle of a huge field stealing Wi-Fi with a cantenna...

Kenny_McCormic · Post by **Kenny_McCormic** » Tue May 15, 2007 8:19 pm

your safe just use a good surge strip and the phone thing is only 4 wired phones wireless ones arent affected cause they arent connected with a wire

Twisted Warthog · Post by **Twisted Warthog** » Tue May 15, 2007 8:40 pm

Yeah its been raining non stop here. And im in Sarnia hot dog i don't even know where you are.

HotDog-Cart · Post by **HotDog-Cart** » Tue May 15, 2007 8:45 pm

Im sorta near Oshawa. 1 hour from Toronto.

Twisted Warthog · Post by **Twisted Warthog** » Tue May 15, 2007 8:47 pm

The I'm like four hours away from you by car. Since Toronto is three hours away by car.