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a little less than the girl next door
in_transit
16 April 2006 @ 04:53 pm
this has probably been said to death already, but happiness is...  
...the sight of lightning, sound of thunder, smell, taste and feel of rain while warm and cosy indoors. --> one_happiness

does anyone know why it is that lightning/thunder always seems to set car alarms off?
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a little less than the girl next doorin_transit on April 16th, 2006 09:13 am (UTC)
remember where i'll be when the rain starts to pour... :)
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the doobfemdog on April 16th, 2006 10:03 am (UTC)
you will be indoors, right?

hahahahaha.
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a little less than the girl next doorin_transit on April 17th, 2006 01:25 pm (UTC)
if not, i'll be under the umbrella i stole from somewhere ('cos i don't like bringing umbrellas out).
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Mattmattymckeow on April 17th, 2006 10:08 am (UTC)
When the thunder is close enough, I think the concussion moves so much air that the car "thinks" it is being moved or hit, so the alarm goes off.
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a little less than the girl next doorin_transit on April 17th, 2006 01:41 pm (UTC)
wow okay. concussion... whatever that is. i always thought it was the lightning flash or something.
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dreamerjarcheenta on April 17th, 2006 05:31 pm (UTC)
wow i didn't know that! do you mean the ground vibrating slightly or the air surrounding the car sensor? sounds interesting.. (okay i think i sound silly here)

i always thought it's due to the lightning striking the car, thus setting off the alarm.
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Mattmattymckeow on April 17th, 2006 10:24 pm (UTC)
It is actually the air moving, just like waves in water or the same principle in using a sub woofer to produce bass in music. Only the energy released from the bolt of lightening creates the wave in air, and if the alarm is sensitive enough, it can pick that up. That is my best guess anyway. I am no lightening expert :)
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a little less than the girl next doorin_transit on April 18th, 2006 06:33 am (UTC)
okay that sounds like some serious physics (which i failed). haha. so i suppose those alarms that always go off must be really good ones!
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a little less than the girl next doorin_transit on April 18th, 2006 06:32 am (UTC)
wah if lightning strikes the car, won't there be burn marks or something? haha!
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dreamerjarcheenta on April 18th, 2006 02:52 pm (UTC)
hahaha yes i can imagine streaks of burnt patches on the car. then sooner or later, people will start putting bi lei zhen (what's that called in english?) on their cars...
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a little less than the girl next doorin_transit on April 20th, 2006 04:15 am (UTC)
avoid thunder needles? :p
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