I am no electrical engineer or physicist but this doesn't sound right.
The energy in lightning exists within the physical laws and would seem
to be seeking a state of balance, and one expects would do so as
efficiently as possible.
Would it not flow through the *best* path versus a lesser path should
both options present?
Why would lightning fail to follow a superior path versus a lesser
path?
Puzzled in lighting-alley Florida, doc
> Gary Schafer wrote:
> Any tree or structure type in a given location has as good a chance as
> the next to be hit. A grounded tower has about the same chance of being
> hit as an ungrounded one. Conductivity of an object has little to do
> with its chance of being hit by lightning.
> 73 Gary K4FMX
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Thanks! & 73, doc kd4e
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