Frank and Ernest by Thaves for July 04, 2010
July 03, 2010
July 05, 2010
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Untold history: The declaration of independence Frank says, "I think we should start out 'when in the course of human events?,' Ben, not 'inasmuch as King George is a chowderhead?'"
Um, BigChiefDesoto, you have just managed to rant about the ignorance of Christians, and then proved that ignorance is not the sole possession of religious folks.
Sharp points on Lightning rods concentrate the charge, thereby making the lightning stroke more likely to hit the rod–where it can then be channeled down the grounding wire into the earth, causing no damage. The problem with a round ball on the top is that it does not produce as concentrated field of charge, and so it does not attract as many lightning bolts.
Even worse would have been if they had not grounded the rods–as some who installed them did. Then they merely attract the lightning, without providing a safe way to ground the discharge…