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Originally Posted by waltjp
Have to say I agree with you. I was about 6 years old and gathered in front of my house with my brother and a couple of other friends. The lightning strike hit in the road about 25 feet from us. Oddly, it missed all of the taller trees, telephone poles, houses, chimneys, tv antennas (remember them?), etc. So much for Mr. Goodman's theory about lightning hitting the tallest object.
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If they're tall enough & good enough conductors and
surround the road, it will.
Why do you think a bldg. is considered lightning protection for its occupants? Only because it contains conductive & grounded pipes & wires in the walls. The roof over it does nothing. Strip away everything but the pipes, downspouts, etc. and what would you see? A bunch of conductive masts surrounding the occupants. So what makes you think those same conductive masts would not provide the same protection outdoors?
Robert