We have another question to answer, Pat D. in Pittsburgh asks, "I have heard the saying that lightning never strikes the same place twice. How true is that, because I think it does?" Well Pat, you are ...
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Why Lightning Follows the Path It Does
When lightning strikes, it looks chaotic. After all, it’s jagged, unpredictable, and seems to tear through the sky at random.
A group of scientists have created a high-power laser beam that they claim lightning will follow for a period of time. Physicists have published a new study in the scientific journal Nature Photonics ...
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The British Navy Resisted a Decent Lightning Rod for Decades
In the mid-18th century, Benjamin Franklin helped elucidate the nature of lightning and endorsed the protective value of ...
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