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Iain Chalmers

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More options Feb 19 2007, 4:05 pm

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From: Iain Chalmers <bigi...@mightymedia.com.au>

Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 16:05:59 +1100

Local: Mon, Feb 19 2007 4:05 pm

Subject: Re: Doubleplusgood - first impressions

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In article <i_9Ch.871$8U4....@news-server.bigpond.net.au>,
Andrew McKenna <NOcmorSPAM3...@NObigpond.SPAMnet.au> wrote:

> Iain Chalmers wrote:

> >> Watch out for lightning strike!

> >> --
> >> Cheers

> >> Andrew

> >> (Make a lightning rod by gluing a blunt ferrous rod to the top of the
> >> motorcycle helmet, attaching a 4 metre length of copper strap to the rod
> >> with copper wire, and attaching a suitable boat anchor to the free end
> >> of the strap to make sure it stays earthed - any Windows 98 computer
> >> would do.)

> > A _blunt_ rod? Have you been taking physics lessons from Hamish again?

> > big

<snip>

> The results of this study suggest that moderately blunt metal rods
> (with tip heighttotip radius of curvature ratios of about 680:1) are
> better lightning strike receptors than are sharper rods or very blunt
> ones.

OK, I'm wrong (again)...

(at least I'm not alone, it does say "It is commonly believed,
erroneously, that a rod ending in a sharp point at the peak is the
best"... )

big

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