6. "The last one struck one of the lightning rods on the containment building,”
Edited on Fri Jun-18-10 09:27 AM by Statistical
No lightning rods don't deflect lightning.
The attempt to create a situation where the lightning rod is the most likely point to be struck. So if anything they attract lightning to a safe strike area.
Still the word is "attract" not guarantee. Nature is sometimes unpredictable and can find another route to the ground bypassing the lightning rod.
Glad to see how safe our nuclear reactors are. 24 lightning strikes and no damger to worker or public. LETS GO NUCLEAR! In related news the recovery rig in Gulf got struck by lightning once and burst into flames.
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