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Originally Posted by Bosoxfan
I'm hoping my neighbors have them installed. Let them attract the lightning to their homes!
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Anyone that wishes to do his or her due diligence should visit The Villages Library on Belvedere Drive and check out University of Florida's Dr. Martin Uman's book The Art and Science of Lightning Protection. Dr Uman has been studying lightning for over 40 years.
If you would like to attend a class based on Dr. Uman's book see page 53 under Science in the current Lifelong Learning Catalog.
One of the myths that dates back to Benjamin Franklin's time is that lightning rods attract lightning and therefore they should be avoided. Over 260 years of experience and science debunks this commonly held and often repeated myth. See page 17 the aforementioned Uman book.