Foo - walk 10 minutes in lightening, ride 5 minutes in lightening, or don't go to class?

???? which would you choose?

Call a friend/cab? Campus shuttle bus?

I'd walk or ride. Assuming you're not riding over the top of a completely barren hill or otherwise the tallest object in the area, the chances of being struck are very low. Besides, the electrical storm is probably just "in the area", as opposed to "directly overhead". You're more likely to get hit with a winning lottery ticket! :p

Ride if you've got a carbon fiber bike, walk if you've got a steel bike. :p

walk if you've got a steel bike. :pPfft, just wear a rubber hat. Between that and the tires, you're completely electricity-proof!

Ride if you've got a carbon fiber bike, walk if you've got a steel bike. :p

I believe carbon fiber conducts electricity (http://www.apriliaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=138731).

Pfft, just wear a rubber hat. Between that and the tires, you're completely electricity-proof!


http://www.jokesbypost.co.uk/store/images/97370.jpg ?

I believe carbon fiber conducts electricity.

If you get hit by lightning on a CF bike, the bike will explode, probably in the yield range of 3 -5 kilotons, depending on the weave of the fiber and if the fork has a cf or aluminum steerer.

Ok, change it to ride if you've got AllenG's bamboo bike, walk otherwise. ;)

If you get hit by lightning on a CF bike, the bike will explodeThey do that anyway, lightning or not.

The lightning will just cause it to melt as it explodes, sending shrapnel of liquid-hot plastic everywhere, as well as confetti of fibrous material.

Ok, change it to ride if you've got AllenG's bamboo bike, walk otherwise. ;)No no no, ride anyway! Worst case scenario, you get mildly electrocuted to death. Good story to tell the grandkids, and a cool scar to impress the ladies/gentlemen!

The lightning will just cause it to melt as it explodes, sending shrapnel of liquid-hot plastic everywhere, as well as confetti of fibrous material.

Now I think I'd vote for riding with my worst enemies in the lightning so I can take them out with me.*

*No, I don't really have any enemies.

They do that anyway, lightning or not.

The lightning will just cause it to melt as it explodes, sending shrapnel of liquid-hot plastic everywhere, as well as confetti of fibrous material.

Sure they do, but you have to hit a pebble or ride over a playing card, or something really harsh. They seldom just explode on their own. I am just saying that a lightening strike will trigger the inevitable explosion instantly.

*No, I don't really have any enemies.You should get some! Good way to practice your superpowers and lightning-redirection skills.


They seldom just explode on their own.Oh, they do. One time, I was just sitting there (as I often do), and a carbon fiber bike randomly exploded!

Not, you know, anywhere near me or anything, but I bet it happened!

Sure they do, but you have to hit a pebble or ride over a playing card, or something really harsh. They seldom just explode on their own. I am just saying that a lightening strike will trigger the inevitable explosion instantly.

Geez, if I weren't already paranoid enough about buying a carbon fiber bike. I feel like I have to baby it compared to my steel bikes.

Edit: grammar fix.

You're a carbon-fiber lifeform, are you not? Surely you explode on a regular basis. You should be used to it by now, no?

Geez, if I wasn't already paranoid enough about buying a carbon fiber bike. I feel like I have to baby it compared to my steel bikes.

Steel explodes too, just really slowly, and in a controlled "rusty" sort of way.

Aluminum just get dents that renders it useless if you tap it with a feather or breathe on it really hard.

No matter what material you choose for your new bike, you are doomed.

You might as well walk to class in lightening.

You're a carbon-fiber lifeform, are you not? Surely you explode on a regular basis. You should be used to it by now, no?

No, over the eons we evolved a weave that does not explode (duh, natural selection), you humans just haven't discovered it yet.

If you get hit by lightning on a CF bike, the bike will explode, probably in the yield range of 3 -5 kilotons, depending on the weave of the fiber and if the fork has a cf or aluminum steerer.

FACT.

This is why I will never use a carbon fiber seatpost or saddle. :eek:

No, over the eons we evolved a weave that does not explode (duh, natural selection), you humans just haven't discovered it yet.

If I possessed explosion free CF, I would make and market my own bikes. Carbonlife's Explody Free Velocipde Emporium, FTW.

Aluminum just get dents that renders it useless if you tap it with a feather or breathe on it really hard.Not only that, but instead of flexing, it snaps and kills you.

Moral of the story: Bikes are dangerous.


No, over the eons we evolved a weave that does not explode (duh, natural selection), you humans just haven't discovered it yet.Pfft, cheater.


If I possessed explosion free CF, I would make and market my own bikes. Carbonlife's Explody Free Velocipde Emporium, FTW.If I possessed explosion-free CF, I wouldn't tell a soul. Exploding bikes = more sales, non-exploding bikes = happy, non-returning customers. You fail at business!

go to class and learn to spell lightning

If I possessed explosion-free CF, I wouldn't tell a soul. Exploding bikes = more sales, non-exploding bikes = happy, non-returning customers. You fail at business!

Blowing your customers up real good pretty much renders them useless as repeat buyers. just saying.

Not that it is not good fun on a Saturday night.

Blowing your customers up real good pretty much renders them useless as repeat buyers. just saying.

Not that it is not good fun on a Saturday night.

second line of business is CF wheelchairs, duh! :eek:

why would you pile bits of blowed up customers onto wheelchairs? And if you can find the bits, you are doing something wrong in the construction of your CF bikes. A properly built CF bike should explode with enough force to vaporize the rider.

why would you pile bits of blowed up customers onto wheelchairs? And if you can find the bits, you are doing something wrong in the construction of your CF bikes. A properly built CF bike should explode with enough force to vaporize the rider.

is new CF with less power. Only maims them so we can sell a wheelchair to them....now the wheelchair is big enough to take out the passenger and maim the pusher so that we can sell a new wheelchair...is like Microsoft product. :p

back when i was going to school we walked 10 miles in snow up to your neck...uphill...both ways.

I say ride. It'll be an enlightening experience.

I say ride. It'll be an enlightening experience.

A shocking response. The OP has not replied. I wonder if he bolted?

A shocking response. The OP has not replied. I wonder if he bolted?

Nah, i think he's better grounded than that.

A shocking response. The OP has not replied. I wonder if he bolted?

I think he's tying a key to his kite string...

Oh god, a pun thread. KILL IT WITH FIRE (or lightning)

why would you pile bits of blowed up customers onto wheelchairs? And if you can find the bits, you are doing something wrong in the construction of your CF bikes. A properly built CF bike should explode with enough force to vaporize the rider.

It's the only humane way to design a bike.

http://metallica.bizhat.com/images/kovers/metallica_ride_the_lightning_front.jpg

Oh god, a pun thread. KILL IT WITH FIRE (or lightning)

Nuke it, from outer space, with a CF bicycle.

It's the only humane way to design a bike.

correct.

It's the only humane way to design a bike.

Agreed. It also prevents lawsuits (at least from the explodee).

Agreed. It also prevents lawsuits (at least from the explodee).You can pay off the family of the exploded with FREE BIKES!

Pfft, just wear a rubber hat. Between that and the tires, you're completely electricity-proof!That is a bunch of nonsense. I know this is a light-hearted thread, but do not believe this, it is dangerous. The rubber in tires or a hat will not protect you from lightning. The metal car is what protects you from lightning. The car is a Faraday cage.

I would have thought referring to a rubber hat and being "electricity-proof" would have been evidence enough that I was completely joking. :p

I would have thought referring to a rubber hat and being "electricity-proof" would have been evidence enough that I was completely joking. :p

Yeah, besides everyone knows it's the tinfoil hat grounding you that prevents light(e)ning strikes. :rolleyes:

You might have been joking, but I do not want anyone believing that rubber tires, shoe soles or anything of the such is all that is needed to protect oneself from lightning. A lot of people believe the rubber tires in cars is what protects them. I would hate to find out that a joke led to someone believing they will be fine on a bike in a lightning storm, especially if that person is the highest point around. You might believe it is a joke, but it is a very dangerous joke.

i went to class. there aws a break in the lightning.

did you wear a rubber hat over your tin foil hat?

foam

Clearly, the answer is to run around everywhere inside a metal ball. It's like the best things about biking and walking all in one!

do i still need to choose? it's obvious. don't go to class.:D

do i still need to choose? it's obvious. don't go to class.:D

Yes, ride around for a while on a steel bike while holding a big fishing or pool cleaning pole and if you don't die just go back home and watch a movie.

Oh god, a pun thread. KILL IT WITH FIRE (or lightning)

You're so negative.

You're so negative.

Well, something has to be negative or we wouldn't have lightning.