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Originally Posted by gongoozler
My best friend is an electrician from NY and he said the secret is to have your neighbors put lightening rods on their homes. He said, who would want to attract lighting to directly hit their home and for that reason he does not have the rods on his home. Does that make sense?
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This is a common myth about lightning rods. According to Dr. Martin Uman who has studied lighting at the University of Florida for four decades, lightning rods DO NOT attract lightning they merely give it a safe path to ground. His latest book, The Art & Science of Lightning Protection, can be found in The Villages Library. See page 17.