Benjamin Franklin thought that the best lightning conductor is a sharp one, but, as Philip Ball reports, new research disagrees.
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Moore,C. B., Aulich, G. D. & Rison, W. Measurement of lightning rod responses to nearby strikes. Geophysical Research Letters 27, 1487 - 1490 2000
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Ball, P. Lightning misses the point. Nature (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/news000518-5
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/news000518-5