An apparatus to prevent damage from this phenomenon should in fact employ blunt, rather than its original pointed, design.
An apparatus to prevent damage from this phenomenon should in fact employ blunt, rather than its original pointed, design. Stages in this phenomenon involve the formation of a "stepped ladder" before the "return stroke." Models for this phenomenon's cause are tripolar, emphasizing the importance of the ground shadow and its usually positive charge. This phenomenon's electrical nature was proven by the inventor of its namesake "rod" with a kite and a key. FTP, name this atmospheric phenomenon studied by Ben Franklin, accompanied by thunder in storms.
An apparatus to prevent damage from this phenomenon should in fact employ blunt, rather than its original pointed, design.
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