Do lightning rods bleed charge from a building and therefore prevent a strike, or do they actually increase the likelihood of a strike?
And do streamers indicate a flow of charge.
Seems that what I was taught 50 years ago may not be true anymore.
I grew up on a cotton farm in Texas, and once a little thunder storm came up. We all ran for the back porch, and the family helping us grabbed their kids' ears. We asked why? They replied, "To keep the lightning away!" Don't laugh, it worked!
And do streamers indicate a flow of charge.
Seems that what I was taught 50 years ago may not be true anymore.
I grew up on a cotton farm in Texas, and once a little thunder storm came up. We all ran for the back porch, and the family helping us grabbed their kids' ears. We asked why? They replied, "To keep the lightning away!" Don't laugh, it worked!