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Laser Lightening Rod

by chrisstu on 1/16/23, 5:41 PM with 2 comments

• by realAzazello on 1/17/23, 2:23 AM

  The news was already posted - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34402277

  Weird lead-in for a title from the WP - but then again, it's the WP!

• by chrisstu on 1/16/23, 5:41 PM

  An ambitious experiment on a Swiss mountaintop has demonstrated that a laser beam also can help guide the path of lightning, extending the effectiveness of the Franklin rod high into the sky.