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Old Sat Sep 01, 2007, 02:30pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Robert Goodman
Those metal towers would be such effective lightning protection, there's no way lighting could strike inside that ring,
Robert
Nonsense.

From the NOAA:

"Lightning does not always strike the tallest object."

And

"While tall pointy isolated objects are statistically more likely to be struck,
by lightning, it’s not nearly reliable enough to rely on for safety. Lightning can still strike you near the tall
object. Besides, the lightning electricity will likely spread out along the surface of the ground and can still kill
you over 100 Ft from the “protecting” object. NO PLACE OUTSIDE IS SAFE NEAR A THUNDERSTORM!"
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