Dan Zimmerman N3OX wrote:
>> No, lightning doesn't always hit the highest point.
>
>
> This is my favorite example:
>
> http://dayton.hq.nasa.gov/IMAGES/LARGE/GPN-2000-001879.jpg
>
> <http://dayton.hq.nasa.gov/IMAGES/LARGE/GPN-2000-001879.jpg>The surface of
> the shuttle launching pad is about 350 feet below the tip of the lightning
> mast.
>
>
I like the picture of the lightning bolt hitting the experimental
"lightning eliminator" (described as "used by NASA" in the mfr's
literature) on the gantry. I see if I can find a link.
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