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lahaye7
08-28-2008, 08:31 PM
I read about Nokia or someone that was developing apps for cell phones to do just this. It was supposed to use cell towers to triangulate strikes. Anyone else know anything about this?
Nutchos
08-28-2008, 10:22 PM
What would be the point of this?
lahaye7
08-28-2008, 10:29 PM
the point would be, if I'm out at a sporting event and I'm responsible for athletes safety, I'd know if there were lightning strikes in the area. If you never leave your house and computer desk, you might not have to worry about lightning.
Witness
08-28-2008, 10:45 PM
Why do I sense so much hostility ??

is this the article you are speaking of?

http://dvice.com/archives/2007/05/nokia_puts_lightning_detector.php
lahaye7
08-28-2008, 10:48 PM
that's the article, and no I'm not hostile. I just wondered if anyone knew some current info.

Why do I sense so much hostility ??

is this the article you are speaking of?

http://dvice.com/archives/2007/05/nokia_puts_lightning_detector.php
Witness
08-28-2008, 10:52 PM
that's the article, and no I'm not hostile. I just wondered if anyone knew some current info.

Alright , lol .
Is it really true that people can still get struck by lighting even if it is clear outside?
lahaye7
08-28-2008, 10:59 PM
well, I've heard lightning strike odds are best before and after a storm up to 7 miles. Maybe right under the cloud during a storm is the safest place?!

Alright , lol .
Is it really true that people can still get struck by lighting even if it is clear outside?
jooley
08-29-2008, 11:31 AM
Alright , lol .
Is it really true that people can still get struck by lighting even if it is clear outside?

Yes, it is. There were 4 injuries from lightning strikes in my area this spring. btw... according to NASA, men are struck 4 times as often as women. So the question: is lightning attracted to testosterone, or do men spend more time outside swinging metal objects around? :laugh2:
jooley
08-29-2008, 11:34 AM
From National Geographic:

Lightning is one of the leading weather-related causes of death and injury in the United States. Most people do not realize that they can be struck by lightning even when the center of a thunderstorm is 10 miles (16 kilometers) away and there are blue skies overhead.
miggs1310
08-29-2008, 12:12 PM
I think it's be a great app!!!
Nutchos
08-29-2008, 09:58 PM
If you never leave your house and computer desk, you might not have to worry about lightning.

*phew* dodged another bullet there.

Soon as they come out with a tornado watcher, tidal wave detector, terrorist threat meter, and richter scale app I can start thinking about heading out of my bunker.
Witness
08-30-2008, 12:51 PM
wow. I never knew that , guess I'm going to have to be more careful outside, I don't know how though. Maybe if had a lightning app . Lol
aknightstale41
08-30-2008, 01:35 PM
There is a free thunder and lightning app out now for the iphone, how it works is when you see lightning you click the lightning button and then when you hear thunder you click the thunder button (pretty simple) and it calculates how far away the storm is from you.
Witness
08-30-2008, 01:48 PM
There is a free thunder and lightning app out now for the iphone, how it works is when you see lightning you click the lightning button and then when you hear thunder you click the thunder button (pretty simple) and it calculates how far away the storm is from you.

Cool , what is it called?
aknightstale41
08-30-2008, 02:14 PM
I believe it's called "TnL" or thunder and lightning.