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What is a rod made of?
There are a variety of rods, such as curtain rods, lightning rods, stirring rods, etc. They are generally made from metal or wood, but stirring rods can be made of glass or plastic.
Can lightning strike a plastic wagon parked next to brick wall in between two residential houses 8 feet apart?
Yes it theoretically could, but it is very unlikely considering the amount of metal surrounding it. Because of the imbalance of charge, lightning is more likely to strike objects of metal, hence Benjamin Franklin's story of flying a kite with a key in a thunderstorm, and this also gives the reason why we have lightning rods.
Do wooden lightning rods work?
no.
Are lightning rods necessary?
yes
What happens when lightning strikes a house?
There are a number of things that can happen depending on the sercumstances, lightning takes the shortest route to the ground, so if there is a lightning rod on the roof it would travel a safe path to the ground. It can tear through the roof to find a route to the ground. It would travel in metal first before wood, as in a plumbing pipe, or a metal rain gutter.
What is a rod made of?
There are a variety of rods, such as curtain rods, lightning rods, stirring rods, etc. They are generally made from metal or wood, but stirring rods can be made of glass or plastic.
How does a lightning rod help guide the electric current?
lightning rods help you because of the metal in the rod
Are metal curtain rods better than wood?
For durability reasons metal curtain rods are better. They last longer and can support more weight.
What did Ben Franklin invent to protect people and buildings from lightning?
Lightning rods, metal spikes placed on roofs attached to a grounding wire.
Does lightning strike people with Harrington rods?
Lightening does occasionally strike people with Harrington rods. This is just the nature of carrying around a metal medical rod.
What must be done with lightning rods in order for them to be considered safe?
They have to be fastened to a metal stake that is driven deeply into the ground. Otherwise, they will only attract lightning rather than ground out the lightning.
Can lightning strike a plastic wagon parked next to brick wall in between two residential houses 8 feet apart?
Yes it theoretically could, but it is very unlikely considering the amount of metal surrounding it. Because of the imbalance of charge, lightning is more likely to strike objects of metal, hence Benjamin Franklin's story of flying a kite with a key in a thunderstorm, and this also gives the reason why we have lightning rods.
Do wooden lightning rods work?
no.
Are lightning rods necessary?
yes
Is platinum used for lightning rods?
nope, at one point in time it was until it was made a precious metal but that was a long time ago and not many were produced out of it
Why do you think that the steel sky scraper has no need for lightning rods?
The entire structure acts like a lightning rod- it connects the negative charges in the clouds to the positive charges in the ground. Normal houses especially need lightning rods because the there isn't much metal (or steel in this example) that can conduct the induced current like a steel skyscraper has the ability to.
Who invented lightning rods on buildings?
Benjamin Frankiln. To protect buildings from lightning
