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Very well -If it is elevated high enough to provide the first point of grounding the excess electrons and lighting strikes in the area above a building and the rod location.
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Why you should connect your TV antenna to a metal rod that is driven into ground?
In case of a lightening strike.
What do lighting rods do?
Among other things: bifocals, the lightening rod, the Franklin stove, and the odometer. Even though he had more, he was very famous. he was a great man.
What is the plural word for lightning?
The word lightening is a non-count (mass) noun; multiples are expressed in amounts, for example, a lot of lightening, some lightening, a little lightening, etc.
How would you use lightning in a sentence?
Here comes the lightening. I saw the rain come and then the lightening. The car came as fast as lightening
What is the homonym for lightning?
the homonyn for lightning is lightening the homonyn for lightning is lightening
Why tall building has metal rod at their rooftop?
It is a lightening rod, invented by Benjamin Franklin, and it's there so that the building doesn't get struck by lightening and burn. The lightening is attracted to the metal rod, and is safely carried to the ground.
Did Benjamin Franklin invent the lightening rod?
yes
What did Benjamin franklyn invent?
The lightening rod, bifocals
What a lightning rod?
A lightning rod is a metal rod placed in various structures to prevent lightning from striking them. It attracts the lightning to itself, and it is channeled into the ground.
What did Benjamin Franklin consider to be his greatest invention?
the lightening rod
What is a metal rod mounted on the roof?
A metal rod is a long bar that is made out of steel or other metal materials. It can be used for construction.
Franklin inventions inclued a lighting?
Inventions of Benjamin Franklin included a lightening rod.
What scientific discoveries were made in the 1700s?
Electricity -1752 by Benjamin Franklin and the lightening rod
Why you should connect your TV antenna to a metal rod that is driven into ground?
In case of a lightening strike.
What does Zapdos learn?
Zapdos is an electric flying Pokémon. The abilities that it learns are pressure and lighting rod. The lightening rod is actually a hidden talent.
When did benjamin franklin make the lightning rod?
No. Franklin just proved that lightening was natural in nature with his kite experiment, but he did invent the lightening rod. Houses caught fire in the 1700's by lightening stikes, so he invented the lightening rod to be put on the roof of a house so it would get hit instead of the house. Edison will invent the light bulb in the late 1800's.
How can you create a lightning rod?
In a thunderstorm any piece of metal that is above all other objects in the sky will act as a lightning rod. ************************************* A metal lightening rod is fixed above the highest point of a building, (as in the answer above) and a metal strip or heavy cable is connected between the rod and into the earth, so directing any lightening strike to earth and safely dispersed.
