"Wolfgang S. Rupprecht" hath wroth:
Ok, you're 75% correct (which I guess makes me 25% wrong). Lightning does have substantial energy content at RF frequencies. That's because the spectra of any impulse includes a broad spectra of RF junk. Incidentally, that's roughly the way pulsed type UWB (ultra wide band) works. The problems are: 1. The spectra is not at any single frequency that can be tuned with a 1/4 wave section. 2. The overwhelming bulk of the energy is strictly charge transfer, which is DC current. This is why you don't see "tuned" lightning rods.
Well, the fact that you can hear lightning on any AM radio, or see it on an over the air TV signal, such indicate something. Most of the HF (high frequency) radio noise comes from approximately 50-100 lightning hits per second somewhere on the planet. That's quite a bit of RF noise, but nothing compared to the energy concentrated in a bulk charge transfer.
Yuck. I wonder if Apple will honor the warranty on the iPod.
I suspect medieval knights in shining armour probably wore something under all that metal. Googling.... Well, there's a line of sportsware that offers UnderArmour clothing:
I wonder if the insulation might form a capacitor between the armour and the body?
Anyway, my original point is that wearing armour (over an insulator) will divert most of the lightning current around the body and hopefully into the ground.
You're correct (again). The do attract which will cause the armour to collapse somewhat. Maybe lightning armour idea isn't such a great idea.
High voltage is so much fun: