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Why do farmers stick an iron staff in to the ground while working in filed in rainy season??? |
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Answer» Farmers stick an iron staff into the ground while working in the FIELD in rainy conditions to protect from Lightning. Usually during rainy season, there are chances of lightning and thunder storms. If lightning strikes the field then it causes loss of property and may kill people working in field Explanation : Here Iron staff ACTS as Lightning conductor . if lightning strikes , it will HIT the top of lightning conductor [iron staff]. The electrical energy passes through the metal strip and GETS discharged SAFELY into the ground through buried metal plate.Hence farmer is protected from damage himself and to his field.. |
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