my apt has smoke detectors built in, and whenever lightning strikes near here (to where I hear thunder), the smoke detector will "squeak"

5/23/2010 6:11:05 PM

its because your apartment in on fire.. DUH!

5/23/2010 6:17:23 PM

Americium detects ionization. This is a long shot, but ionization from the lightning?

5/23/2010 6:25:53 PM

ozone or induced charge or space aliens or wizards or

[Edited on May 23, 2010 at 6:27 PM. Reason : smart money's on space wizard]

5/23/2010 6:26:06 PM

Quote :

"Americium detects ionization."

errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke_detector#Ionization

A lack of ionization would set off the detector, not increased ionization.

Not that your smoke detector is going to detect ionized air from a lightning strike either way.

5/23/2010 6:58:11 PM

I doubt it's ionization, because it's nearly instantaneous with the visible flash.

Most likely it's an induced effect, but it seems like a poor design (and is annoying)

5/23/2010 7:01:43 PM

Are your smoke detectors connected to a fire detection system in your building?

5/23/2010 7:10:03 PM

its cause they are hardwired

5/23/2010 8:39:49 PM

The roof... the roof... the roof... is on...

5/23/2010 8:42:27 PM

Quote :

"Are your smoke detectors connected to a fire detection system in your building? "

yes

why?

5/23/2010 8:50:24 PM

You gon get raped wet.

5/23/2010 8:51:48 PM

more like lightning detector, amirite??

5/23/2010 11:39:51 PM

check y0 battery, y0

5/23/2010 11:41:27 PM