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Please explain what instrumentation is used to determine a lightning strike
Posted on 9/6/15 at 11:28 am
Posted on 9/6/15 at 11:28 am
I'm actually quite curious...based on what I saw last night for the first pause, it seemed like it was a red elephant club secret decoder ring?
We sat there for a good half hour if not more before any rain started...and there wasn't lightning until a bit later...one would think that the first quarter could have been played...
We sat there for a good half hour if not more before any rain started...and there wasn't lightning until a bit later...one would think that the first quarter could have been played...
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Posted on 9/6/15 at 11:38 am to vl100butch
I think they just ask a random person in the stands if he's seen any lightning and go with that.
Posted on 9/6/15 at 11:42 am to vl100butch
Eyes and ears
Posted on 9/6/15 at 11:42 am to biglego
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I think they just ask a random person in the stands if he's seen any lightning and go with that.
Posted on 9/6/15 at 11:43 am to vl100butch
Dopler Radar
Posted on 9/6/15 at 11:49 am to vl100butch
i can tell you as someone who was in BR
eyes could have been used
eyes could have been used
Posted on 9/6/15 at 11:53 am to SammyTiger
Posted on 9/6/15 at 12:00 pm to LSU2001
I understand Joe A has a tinfoil hat and receives radio messages each time a lightening hit is within 6 miles of Tiger stadium.
Posted on 9/6/15 at 12:00 pm to vl100butch
Are you serious ?
As someone who stayed til they they called it , there was lightning popping all over every few minutes.
The issue of players warming up and then being delayed another 30 minutes at unpredictable increments was also a safety issue. Repeatedly warming up and cooling off and warming up again is asking for an injury, especially on a wet field.
As someone who stayed til they they called it , there was lightning popping all over every few minutes.
The issue of players warming up and then being delayed another 30 minutes at unpredictable increments was also a safety issue. Repeatedly warming up and cooling off and warming up again is asking for an injury, especially on a wet field.
This post was edited on 9/6/15 at 12:03 pm
Posted on 9/6/15 at 12:12 pm to vl100butch
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Please explain what instrumentation is used to determine a lightning strike
Mike from Plaquemine in placed at the top of the West upper with bino's. Lightning strikes & he starts counting Mississippi's until he hears thunder....then bam! Instant science. Highly technical stuff.
Posted on 9/6/15 at 1:04 pm to vl100butch
Id have to imagine they use a lightning detector. They are very common on job sites and you can set the distance you want.
Posted on 9/6/15 at 1:07 pm to JOHNN
They use them at baseball stadiums all throughout the country I'm sure they are in outdoor football stadiums too.
Posted on 9/6/15 at 1:19 pm to vl100butch
What I'm curious about is what is the percentage chance of a player getting struck? Especially as opposed to if you don't mandatorily clear the seats what is the chance of someone in the stands getting struck or getting sick?
Posted on 9/6/15 at 1:43 pm to Methuselah
It's very, very low, but the percentage of dying from said strike is very, very high.
Posted on 9/6/15 at 1:48 pm to prplngldtigr
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Are you serious ? as someone who stayed til they they called it , there was lightning popping all over every few minutes.
I was there as well...what I'm talking about is the initial call...I was high enough in the SEZ where I had a clear view beyond the state capital building
I could see some clouds to the west but otherwise the skies were pretty clear...
Posted on 9/6/15 at 1:51 pm to vl100butch
You must not play golf.
Posted on 9/6/15 at 1:52 pm to vl100butch
Lightning can reach temperatures of 53,540 degrees Fahrenheit.
frick around in the shite if you want to.
frick around in the shite if you want to.
Posted on 9/6/15 at 1:54 pm to vl100butch
The first lighting strike delay was due to a cell southwest of the stadium.
Posted on 9/6/15 at 1:56 pm to TNTigerman
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You must not play golf.
no, I don't play golf...but I spent 13 years in the Field Artillery training in some very adverse weather conditions...
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