ew: [TowerTalk] Have I seen lightning chimney damage

[Larry Deering]

w9ol Bill wrote:
>And as to why the lightning hit the building while missing more convenient
>structures?
>Beats me. If you can figure this one out you bound to make a lot of money.

	I think the flue gasses are ionized. This may provide a path in the air
a lot higher than the actual chimney height. Incidentally, it's also why
rockets aren't launched during a thunderstorm. 

Larry W2GL
http://www.qsl.net/w2gl

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