R50/53 It started after I hit a pothole!

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Jun 19, 2004 | 09:30 AM

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D.J.

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I am simply shocked to read about your story. Good to hear you and the MINI are ok.

I'm really shocked to hear about Florida potholes. I expect those here in Okla, but Florida?

Jun 20, 2004 | 02:51 PM

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OregonCooper

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Originally Posted by minihune

Zap

It's safer to be in your car than to be under it apparently. The rubber tires insulate but that wrench and you as ground is not going to be pretty.
Your hairs were standing from the build up of static electricity.

The reason you are safe inside a car is because it's made of metal. The electric charge travels along the outer surface of the metallic object, leaving the people inside safe. It would work just as well if you were inside, say, a metal phonebooth (i.e. grounded with no tires). In engineering terms, it's called a "Faraday cage."

Jun 21, 2004 | 12:37 AM

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pocketrocketowner

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Originally Posted by D.J.

I am simply shocked to read about your story. Good to hear you and the MINI are ok.

I'm really shocked to hear about Florida potholes. I expect those here in Okla, but Florida?

Remember who´s the guv in Fla........