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Is the idea to make an "ideal lightning
conductor"? If so, I think it's redundant.
The initial lightning bolt itself creates a
highly ionized path to ground, through
which multiple strikes flow. This is why
most lightning flashes last for a significant
fraction of a second, as multiple strikes
run along the ionization path caused by
the first strike. |
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yes i know lightning creates an ionized path but it only extends to the point of origin usually somewhere in the troposphere this creates a path through the entire atmosphere allowing possibly even greater discharges. |
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sp. "route", "ionosphere", "outside", "laser beam", "today's".
Lacking in shift-key action and probably a few definite articles.
"Mondo"? |
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Wouldn't a wire attached to a rocket provide a superior initial pathway? I think capturing the energy in lightning would prove quite challenging and the logic of trying to get a cloud to fire a second time is lost on me. Would a giant capacitor be a superior ground when compared to the bare soil?
How tall would the rod have to be (and how well insulated) to defeat this difference in resistance? |
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//yes i know lightning creates an ionized
path but.....// Yes, so what does your laser
do that differs? I'm not criticising the idea,
but you need to explain it intelligibly if you
want intelligent comments. A little
punctuation would also help, if only as a
courtesy. |
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I haven't figured out yet why I should prefer to have lightning strike my $770,000 pulsed laser equipment instead of a $26 copper rod. |
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Hey, [Spiff]! It will work mondo better if you stand on the mondo top of it during a mondo big thunderstorm, OK? |
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actually, the idea is to set it up weeks in advance and aim it such that the annoying cell-phone tower that spoils your view from the front window is "destroyed by lightning"<cough> during the next thunderstorm. |
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Disabling the lighting arrestor by bridging would do the same thing and wouldn't require a laser or capacitor the size of a railcar. |
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