Lightning does strike ships.
Almost nothing is done to help prevent lightning strikes. This is because if lightning does hit, then all it will do is scorch the struck part of the ship of kill electronic navigation. Lightning doenst strike ships much to begin with, however.
Usally a metal rod on top of the buliding to attract the lightning
Yes. Lightning CAN strike anything.
No, lightning does not strike upwards. Lightning typically strikes downwards from the clouds to the ground.
The Lightning Strike was created on 2008-10-24.
No, lightning does not always strike the ground. Lightning can also strike other objects such as trees, buildings, or even other clouds.
No, you cannot use a lightning strike to target a planeswalker in the game of Magic: The Gathering. Lightning strike can only target creatures or players, not planeswalkers.
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Lightning not only can strike the same place twice, it frequently does.
A typical lightning strike can release up to one billion watts of power.
A lightning strike can produce sound levels of up to 120 decibels.
No, it is not possible for sheet lightning to strike a person. Sheet lightning refers to the illumination of a widespread area of the sky due to a distant thunderstorm. It does not actually involve a physical discharge of lightning that can strike objects or people.