3. Does lightning have a magnetic field even though it doesn't travel in a
close loop? Why?
Yes, as electrons flow, they produce a magnetic field around the conductor.
Lightning is no exception.
A counter question for you relating to the "closed loop" claim: If you took
a charge capacitor out of its circuit and discharged it, would you say the
circuit is open?
Scout


"Phil Morris" wrote in message
hlink.net...
I'm simply Jax's warmup act here. I know absolutely nothing about
electricity but I have six questions for you:

1. Why doesn't lightning travel in a helical path since it does traverse a
magnetic field?

2. Since lightning is a plasma discharge why is it that
magnetohydrodynamic
pinching doesn't occur?

3. Does lightning have a magnetic field even though it doesn't travel in a
close loop? Why?

4. Can a conductor manifest Biot-Savart forces upon itself? If so why does
lightning hit the ground?

5. What condition must exist between the E and H fields of charge in ball
lightning or electron clusters to maintain the high charge density?
Remember, like charges repel.

6. What is your favorite colour?

Phil


"Scout" wrote in message
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Phil,
Why do you make so many assumptions? Do you do this often? It's a
dangerous
habit and will only cause you embarrassment and heartache. Are you
Jaxie
in
drag? Do you agree with a man who says electricity has nothing to do
with
mathematics and in the same post uses math to describe the potential of
lightning?
You claim that "they're all fools here" - it seems to me that every post
has
pointed out the futility in such systems. Did I miss the post you refer
to?
The fact is that the science teacher claims no 'hidden' knowledge of
electricity, and said only that it follows strict rules of behavior.
Would
you care to argue that point?
The science teacher never claimed to buy into lightning protection on a
boat, and therefore, has no such system, are you assuming otherwise? Do
you
see any post in which he defends these systems, or are his questions
merely
conversational in nature? Are you afraid of friendly discussion?
I'll discuss poetry OR electricity with you. You can begin, I'll
respond.
Better yet, stick to posting your boring version of the truth in
politics.
At least then you're easier to ignore.
Scout


"Phil Morris" wrote in message
link.net...
Jax,

They're all fools here. Some want to insulate their boat but the
ionization
potential renders insulation useless, let alone the effects of induced
currents; they want to inject ions in the vicinity of their boats, yet
to
create enough potential to neutralize lightning it would, in fact,
generate
enough potential to cause lightning from their own boats; because they
don't
understand lightning, electricity, or atmospheric electrodynamics,
they
claim that lightning is magic - defies all physical laws; they want to
ground their boats to make it part of the lightning discharge
circuit -increasing the chances of getting struck!; the science
teacher
claims some special, hidden knowledge of electricity, but yet is not
practiced in the art, he should stick to poetry. Ah yes the fools
suffer,
some even buy wonder products from the black magicians. God bless Iron
Joe
of the rusty Faraday cage! What doesn't get him in a thunder clap will
slowly rot out his hulk by electrolysis.

There's a simple method to reduce the chances of being struck by many
orders
of magnitude by towing a lightning distraction bouy. It's proven many
times
over.

Phil



"JAXAshby" wrote in message
...
take a guess.