It is just another myth
It is just another myth
I see no reason why it should not strike twice in one place. This sounds more like an unconfirmed rumor than a scientific fact.
Myth
No,it can fall dozens of time in the same place. Go to starryskies.com/Artshtml/dln/5-00/lightening.htmlor wvlightning.com/lmwn1a.shtmlDepending on your interpretation of the myth, it can be true, there has never been a recorded instance where a lightning hit in the same way rather than the more famous interpretation of the end position.
Lightning can strike anywhere and it is certain that over geological time ALL places on Earth have been struck more than once. In cases where something on the surface may build up an electrical charge at a point (eg a lightening rod) then the lightning will certainly strike it much more frequently. Also if one films a SINGLE lightning strike at high speed, it is clear that what we see as a single strike is in fact many strikes, one after the other using the same ionised discharge path between the sky and earth. So a single lightning bolt actually strikes the same place more than once.
It is just another myth
It is just another myth
lightning will strike the highest point above ground
It has to do with the fact the climate is warmer near the equator.
The Winnipeg General Strike happened in, of all places, Winnipeg. In fact, that's why it's called the Winnipeg General Strike.
It does burn. Trees struck by lightning (or that strike power lines) will be scorched and often die completely as a result. In fact, "dry lightning" (with little or no accompanying precipitation) is a common natural cause of wildfire (but is generally exceeded by the number of wildfires started by human activity).
No. There are hundreds of problems with that scheme. The first one is the fact that you don't know where to build your catcher, because you don't know the next place where lightning will occur.