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2. Lightning rod - Wikipedia

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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 ...

3. Thunder house - Wikipedia

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   The thunder house is a scientific model invented by James Lind which gives a spectacular demonstration of the destructive effect of a lightning bolt striking a house with an imperfect lightning conductor. The small wooden house has hinged walls and carries a brass rod representing a lightning rod.

4. Experts disagree on lightning deflection measures as Florida ...

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5. Ufer ground - Wikipedia

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   The extremely dry soil conditions would have required hundreds of feet of rods to be driven into the earth to create a low impedance ground to protect the buildings from lightning strikes. In 1942, Herbert G. Ufer was a consultant working for the U.S. Army. Ufer was given the task of finding a lower cost and more practical alternative to ...

6. Night sky erupts on NC island as lightning hits 3 homes ... - AOL

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   “At 9:12 p.m. the Oak Island Fire Department was dispatched to a call regarding a lightning strike at a home on NE 4th Street in Oak Island. This home sustained some property damage, which did ...

7. Lightning Rods - Wikipedia

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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 ...

8. Lightning strike - Wikipedia

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   Hundreds of devices, including lightning rods and charge transfer systems, are used to mitigate lightning damage and influence the path of a lightning flash. A lightning rod (or lightning protector) is a metal strip or rod connected to earth through conductors and a grounding system, used to provide a preferred pathway to ground if lightning ...

9. With Hurricane Milton aimed at Florida, NHL’s Tampa Bay ...

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   Oct 4, 2024; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal (11) and Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Nicholas Paul (20) skate after the puck during the third period at PNC Arena.