>
>
> I didn't read this particular article but the news report I heard on the
> radio said that =IF= you get hit by lightning, having a cell phone or
> other metallic object on you could cause injuries to be worse than they
> otherwise would be.  This has something to do with the lightning stroke
> staying on the surface of your body or something.
>
> They DIDN'T say that cell phones attract lightning.


The MDs quoted thought that it was similar to holding a golf club, in
attracting lighting.
They did mention that if the metallic object was struck, that it might cause
the current to flow more internally, but it was clear that they thought the
phone attracted the lightning somehow.
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