Okay, we can look at our path through the rain as a volume... assuming an even distribution and a constant rate of rainfall, then each cross-section of that volume will have the same amount of rain at each moment in time. So, your speed through that volume doesn't matter if you are out in the rain for the same amount of time for both walking and running, but in reality, the point of the running is to get under shelter, so you will spend less time under the rain, thus getting less rain on you. Running or walking makes no predictable change to the number of rain drops in your path at any given moment.

Here, I'll introduce a new question for debate as we've basically already covered the rain one. Suppose you are out in the opening away from any trees or foilage, (you're standing on just grass), and you're standing in the middle of a thunderstorm. Now there are two situations. One, the rain has ceased from falling, you've managed to stay dry somehow, and the thunderstorm is still going on. Two, the rain is still going on as well as the thunderstorm, and you are drenched. Would you be more susceptible to be electricuted (hit directly) by lightning in situation 1 or 2?

I'm not really sure. I know the reason why there's so much static during winter is because the humidity in our homes is relatively low due to the furnaces, etc. I'll just say situation 1 :D.

In saying this you stated that hail falls faster than rain......

Dude, no I didn't. It was a simple question

I don't think it will matter if you are wet or not. The lightning will strike the same rate all the time is my vote.

Lightning strikes the tallest object.

Midgets shouldn't be worried, then.

What about the myth that Lightning never strikes in the same place twice. I think it's false, because lightning tends to be unpredictable and random during a thunderstorm.

As far as I know, there is no logical reason why lightning couldn't strike the same place twice. It might be unlikely, but it's certainly not impossible.

hence why it's a myth:D

This is something I found on weatherimagery.com


"A popular myth is that lightning cannot strike the same place twice, but nothing could be further from the truth. Lightning does, can and will strike the same exact place more than once. It doesn’t have a memory, and if an object has been struck once, it is no less likely to be struck a second time. If you don’t believe me, just ask some of the employees at Cape Canaveral in Florida. The shuttle launch pad gets hit time and time again, sometimes more than once in the same storm. How about the Empire State Building in New York city which gets struck by lightning about 25 times each year. Even Roy Sullivan was struck by lightning 7 times!"

So, I do believe that this is a myth.

The possibility of the same place being struck by lightning twice is 1 out of 1, imo. Although lightning strikes a small fraction of the earth's crust annually, over countless millenia I'm sure every piece of earth has been struck.

I wonder what kind of damage has been caused by simple lightning strikes
Fires could flame up, people could be injured, etc. etc.

Many things can happen. Lightning strikes are a cause for concern in undeground mines. The lightning can penetrate deep into sealed off oldworks, which have high methane levels.

Really? Wow, I did not know that. Lightning is extremly powerful.

Yes, lightning can also cause great things in the earth it hits. If it hits certain types of soil (sandy I guess) it can cause the formation of a glass-like substance in the shape of the lightning strike. It looks like the roots from a tree and is pretty cool.

These are shown in Sweet Home Alabama, in case anyone has seen it.

Wow. That's really neat. I have never heard of that. I would love to see it.

i got this nice Coach umbrella that i flaunt around like a fag