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Originally Posted by waltjp
Oh, you mean if they enclosed the road - sort of like a domed stadium?
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No. I'm saying that the way those
tall metal masts
surrounded the field and stands (Mitchel Atheletic Complex, Nassau County NY) was as good as the way the metal pipes, etc. in a bldg. surround its occupants in terms of lightning protection. The roof on a bldg. adds nothing, because it's not conductive, and has no pipes or wires running thru it -- unless there's an antenna.
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Well, unfortunately, the road wasn't enclosed and neither was your football field.
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If the ratio of the height of the surrounding conductive structures to the width of the road was like the field at Mitchel, the road would've been as well protected as a bldg.
Robert