Question

Why do we not take shelter under an umbrella with a metallic head during lightning?

Answer 1

Lightning is an atmospheric electric discharge that releases huge amounts of electric current and heat towards earth. Lightning strikes materials that provide an easier path of current flow to the ground. Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity. If we take shelter under an umbrella with a metallic head during lightning, the lightning may strike the metal head and the person holding the umbrella might get an electric shock because of the high discharge of electric current to the metal head that may pass through his body.