Does lightning strike mobile phones?

Many people associate the dangers of lightning strikes with being outdoors, but there have been cases where people have been injured or killed by lightning strikes while indoors. For example, in 2017, a person died inside the house. Investigators concluded that lightning must have passed through open steel beams and metal tools before passing through the man's body.

During thunderstorms, it is not safe to use a regular corded telephone because of its contact with the wires outside. Unfortunately, lightning can pass through the telephone set wire and harm the person using it. However, a misconception is that holding a mobile phone attracts lightning. If a person or a place is struck by lightning and has a mobile phone, it is usually burnt. People say that it is because of the mobile phone, but in reality, it has no relationship with it.

 

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