Laser Lightening Rod(washingtonpost.com)

2 pointsby chrisstu4 lata temu2 comments

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2023/01/16/laser-lightning-rod/

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The news was already posted - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34402277

Weird lead-in for a title from the WP - but then again, it's the WP!

chrisstu4 lata temu

An ambitious experiment on a Swiss mountaintop has demonstrated that a laser beam also can help guide the path of lightning, extending the effectiveness of the Franklin rod high into the sky.