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The lightning rod (USA), lightning conductor (UK) is a metal rod that is placed on the top of tall buildings. A metal cable or strap connects the conductor to another metal rod sunk deep into the earth. The principle is that should lightning strike the building, it is attracted to the conductor and travels down the cable to be dissipated safely into the earth - so saving the building from lightning damage.
Wooden building used to burn down under stikes from lightening. The lighten rod (Ben Franklin) gives the electricity a easy path to the ground instead of a heat-producing path through wood.
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∙ 14y agoNo doubt the lightning rod has saved many people and houses from damage by lightning. The lightning rod was invented by Benjamin Franklin in 1752.
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How many lives has the lightning rod saved?
Quite a few ;)
Why would standing on a beach make your body act like a lightning rod?
Answer: Well, you wouldn't. Lightning would most likely strike and injure or kill you. A lightning rod is a vertical pointed metal rod placed on the tops of buildings. They are connected by heavy wire to a good ground system buried in the ground, or perhaps grounded to the building's plumbing system. When lightning conditions exist, the lightning rod will draw off the electrical buildup, preventing a lightning strike from occurring. The building below the lightning rod is protected from lightning strikes, too.
How lighting rod prevent lighting from causing house to catch on fire?
The electricity from lightning will follow a wire from the lightning rod to the ground.
Is the lightning rod a manufacturing technology?
No, Its inpossible as of now to usa a lightning bolt or rod in any way. It has much to much raw energy.
Who was the inventor of the lightning rod?
Ben Franklin
How many lives has the lightning rod saved?
Quite a few ;)
How did people deal with lightning before the lightning rod was invented?
It wasn't dealt with. It caused many fires. That is why the lightning rod was so important.
What impact did the invention of lightning rod have on society?
The lightning rod enabled people to have a system that prevented their house from being struck by lightning. It is a metal rod that prevented lightning from striking. Instead of striking the target it bounced off the rod and into the ground.
Which of Benjamin Franklin inventions protected people from lightning?
the lightning rod
How did the lightning rod improve peoples lives?
The lightning rod (USA), lightning conductor (UK) is a metal rod that is placed on the top of tall buildings. A metal cable or strap connects the conductor to another metal rod sunk deep into the earth. The principle is that should lightning strike the building, it is attracted to the conductor and travels down the cable to be dissipated safely into the earth - so saving the building from lightning damage. Wooden building used to burn down under stikes from lightening. The lighten rod (Ben Franklin) gives the electricity a easy path to the ground instead of a heat-producing path through wood.
How did the lightning rod improve communication?
Someone found out it improved radio communications by it's grounded connection.
How have people adapted to lightning?
One way is that Ben Franklin invented the lightning rod in 1752.
How did people deal with lightning befroe the lightning rod was invented?
Some people tried ringing church bells to disperse lightning storms, but it never worked
What did benjamen invent?
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Which one of ben Franklin's inventions helped protect people from buildings and ships from lightning?
That would be the Lightning Rod. It even has Lightning in the name.
How powerful is a lightning rod?
A lightning rod is designed to attract and divert a lightning bolt and has no power of its own
How can I be struck by lightning?
hold a lightning rod up to the sky while lightning is striking
