why do the lights flicker during a storm?

i could never figure this one. also, why do the lights go out during a storm. i always wondered if it was caused by the storm itself (tree falling on power lines) or by the power company, purposefully shutting down power so damaged lines can be fixed

 

It's usually either the company turning the lights off or lightning hitting a radiator.

 

electricity travels in waves through power lines and force fields from a lightning strike can cause fluctuations in the flow of those waves through the power lines

 

There's a HUGE storm right now where I am... kinda scary... but if it keeps raining, I'll sleep well tonight. The sound of rain is so relaxing...

 

I agree, nothing better than the sound of rain for a good deep sleep.

 

by the way, do you mean "transformers" and not "radiators"? if lightning hit the radiotor in your house, you would see more than the lights flicker?

 

i never could figure out why so many people are so scared of lighting... its quite quite beautiful

 

Yes, sorry, I was translating from street spanish.

 

Cause if it hits you its like having a few million volts of electricty go through you i guess...

Although I most deffently agree with you, lightning is beautiful

 

I like to sit on myfront porch and watch the storm. and smoke a jointzzzzzz

 

it is only scary because of the prospect of it hitting a tree that can fall and crush my house and kill me or my family.

other than that, its just the random, extremely loud CRACK that shakes you soul to its core, that no amount of rationality can prevent you from being scared of

 

i've been within 6 ft of a lightning strike twice in my life, within 20 ft several other times. that's enough to make me think it's out to get me. call me superstitious, but i'm gonna hedge my bets. it's probalby all that porn and casual sex, god's mad at me.