is surfing the internet when lightning is around is suicidal?

Is surfing the internet when the lightning is happening around is suicidal or at least detrimental to your computer is the computer is plugged to power line or the Internet connection is wired?

Yes.
Yes.

reply to post by Phage


holy cheats, I am lucky then

reply to post by Faiol

Nah. You're dead.
It just happened so fast you don't know it yet.

Leading cause of death in America is masturbating to internet porn during thunderstorms.

Unplug your computer just to be safe.

Use some type of wireless connection with a laptop or other portable device not connected to the mains and it shouldn't matter. A strike might fry the modem but not you.

reply to post by masonicon

masonicon,

Power surge protector

Peace

reply to post by operation mindcrime


That won't protect you from a direct strike. If lightning can arc from the sky, it can easily arc over small distances between conductors in any surge protector.

reply to post by EnlightenUp


How about taking it a step further...??

All about lightning protection

Peace

It can make you talk silly, kinda like cooking bacon in the nude!!!! Ouch

Or you could just turn it off and enjoy the light show.

Wanna be really really really sure?? Build yourself a Faraday cage, set up a diesel generator in it and rip the WiFi from your neighbors.....

Peace

Originally posted by Phage
Or you could just turn it off and enjoy the light show.

I cannot allow acts of God to interrupt my internetz!

Originally posted by operation mindcrime
Wanna be really really really sure?? Build yourself a Faraday cage, set up a diesel generator in it and rip the WiFi from your neighbors.....

Peace

That's more like it. It needs a tornado-proof bunker to boot. It has to pass the signal though and a faraday cage might block it if the gaps are smaller than the wavelength of the carrier. Any lines leading in just need a device attached that has the proper breakover voltage.

reply to post by EnlightenUp


Remember that "save-house" Gene Hackman has in Enemy of the state??

I want one of those!! (With a self-destruct button!!!)



Peace

reply to post by operation mindcrime


I don't believe I did see Enemy of the State (though I did see Panic Room waaay back). I'll wager that it's harder to keep the government out of one's impenetrable internet lair than it is to keep God out.

ETA: I was looking at this and I wonder just what the heck went wrong to bring me to where I am now. Lightning strike?

Originally posted by masonicon
Is surfing the internet when the lightning is happening around is suicidal or at least detrimental to your computer is the computer is plugged to power line or the Internet connection is wired?

As it's said, "If you have to ask..."

Originally posted by eNumbra
Leading cause of death in America is masturbating to internet porn during thunderstorms.

Unplug your computer just to be safe.

Sorry, this is have nothing to do with internet porn

reply to post by masonicon


Just so we're clear on this: ALWAYS unplug your computer (and any other costly electronic devices) for the duration of all thunderstorms.


-TheAssoc.

reply to post by jaynkeel


Never do that. It's not fun.