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Can Fish Be Killed When Lightening Strikes The Ocean?
My 12 year old daughter asked this question at dinner the other night... Dad said no.... Mom (that's me) said yes...I think that if lightening hits the ocean and the electricity travels through the water it would kill whatever fish are in it's path... This is just me guessing..:+) water conducts electricity well... right?... but we would like to know for sure.... just one of those silly little family discussions....My daughter always askes these stumper questions!!!! :+)
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Salt water conducts electricity really well (it has to do with the minerals and ions in the water). When lightning hits the ocean's surface, the charge dissipates very quickly laterally (as opposed to traveling downwards) and isn't a big threat to the fish. However, since the lightning's charge spreads horizontally rather than vertically, anything floating on the ocean or standing in it would attract the lightning. So to answer your question, no, the fish don't die unless they're close to the surface.
- 1 decade ago
only if the fish is in the "way" of the bolt whenever it finds ground.
think of a bird sitting on a wire. it doesnt get fried.....
