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How did lightning rod improve people 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.


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

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What was Benjamin Franklin Doing when he invented the lighting rod?

He Invented the lightning rod Which Saved His And Many Other Peoples From Being Stuck By Lighting


How did lightning rod improve people 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 Benjamin Franklin inventions help the world?

He invented many things. Some, such as bifocals and swim fins, are still used today and improve peoples' lives. The lightning rod saved many lives. Also, his electrical work served as the basic for all work involving electricity.


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 did benjamen invent?

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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


How much is insurance for a lightning rod?

I do not think you would need to insure an lightning rod.


When lightning hits a lightning rod where does the lightning go?

The ground


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.


Who invented lightning arrester?

Lightning arrester or lightning rod is a rod paired with a conductor. The lightning arrester was invented by Benjamin Franklin in the late 1749.


Why did Benjamin Franklin invent the lightning rod?

They significantly reduced (and continue to reduce) the number of fires caused by lightning. It is interesting to note that many religious people of the time thought that it was the height of evil to interfere with God's will by installing lightning rods.