Eh, not taking anything away from the tragedy of the moment, but 4" of rubber or a 1/2" of silicone foam does not give any insulation against a bolt that is capable of traveling though a couple miles of air.
The inside of a vehicle is protected because current only travels along the surface of a conductor- the metal shell of the vehicle's body.
Eh, lots of different effects from that high voltage.
Induced eddy currents causing nerve disruption, ionization, inductive heating causing internal burns, even something like exploding a bone causing fragments to shred an organ or major blood vessel (IIRC, there was a news story a couple years ago about a dude in Florida that got struck and it blew apart his ankle).
Eh, not taking anything away from the tragedy of the moment, but 4" of rubber or a 1/2" of silicone foam does not give any insulation against a bolt that is capable of traveling though a couple miles of air.
The inside of a vehicle is protected because current only travels along the surface of a conductor- the metal shell of the vehicle's body.
Eh, lots of different effects from that high voltage.
Induced eddy currents causing nerve disruption, ionization, inductive heating causing internal burns, even something like exploding a bone causing fragments to shred an organ or major blood vessel (IIRC, there was a news story a couple years ago about a dude in Florida that got struck and it blew apart his ankle).
Great point, lightning or an electrical spark is the air used as a conductor