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A lightning rod or lightning conductor (British English) is a metal rod mounted on a structure and intended to protect the structure from a lightning strike. If lightning hits the structure, it is most likely to strike the rod and be conducted to ground through a wire, rather than passing through the structure, where it could start a fire or ...
Franklin declared that this "sentry-box experiment" showed that lightning and electricity were one and the same. [15] Franklin realized that wooden buildings could be protected from lightning strikes, and the deadly fires that often resulted, by placing a pointed iron on a rooftop, with the other end of the rod placed deep into the ground.
"The lightning rod only works as part of a system, and it seems a bit fragementary to separate the system requirements from the rods." petition to change the name of the page to Lightning Protection Systems, as Lightning Rods are but only a piece. [self-redaction by Borealdreams 23:51, 12 March 2012 (UTC)]
Sullivan's first documented lightning strike was in April 1942. He was said to have been hiding from a thunderstorm in a fire lookout tower. The tower was newly built and had no lightning rod at the time; it was said to have been struck seven to eight times. Sullivan described a scene from within the tower, saying that "fire was jumping all ...
THE LIGHTNING ROD. Bob Guccione Jr. ... even though he’s too woke for me. He’s strong and smart, and I think he would, like good politicians do, tack to the center if he was a national ...
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A lightning rod is a metal rod mounted on a structure and intended to protect the structure from a lightning strike. Lightning Rods may refer to: Lightning Rod (roller coaster), a roller coaster located at Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee; The Lightning Rods, an alternative name for the comics characters Great Lakes Avengers
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