Most people have heard the safety tip that the car is a safe place to survive a lightning storm because it rides on rubber tires, but ironically it is the metal body of the car that protects you from the high voltage. <br /><br />As Minute Earth explains in this new science video, metal is such a good conductor of electricity that the electrons merely glide on the surface of the metal, keeping anyone or anything inside the metal fairly safe. <br /><br />This concept is actually applied in real life as linemen working on high voltage wires wear literal suits of metal to help protect them in case of an accident. <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=eNxDgd3D_bU
