How Do Lightning Rods Work?
Do they attract lightning? asks a reader. Like the cartoon images of (a fried) Ben Franklin and his key-dangling kite, lightning rods seem like they must be a magnet for lightning. But the rods do protect buildings; just ask… Tags: The White House, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Empire State Building, Kansas, Metal and Mineral Jun 28, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times • The truth of I.F. Stone It’s a familiar story: After a 25-year career in newspapers that takes him from cub reporter to editorial writer to star columnist, an aging journalist is out of work. Twice in the last five years he’s jumped ship from big-city newspapers that just… Tags: Central Park, Rupert Murdoch, Newspapers, Journalism, Family Jun 28, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times • Letters: More on international ATM fees and London sights Avoiding ATM fees abroad Regarding Catharine Hamm’s On the Spot column about ATM/credit card fees [“A Fee Frenzy,” June 21]. Yes, it is your responsibility to be aware of fe
Lighting rods do both. A lighting rod will discharge the air around them and lessen the chance of lighting striking them but if the charge is large enough the lighting will discharge in a controlled manner through the lighting rod and into the ground without doing damage. What is strange today is that very few people use lighting rods.
