To: Squidpup
I was on that thing a couple of years ago. I think I would have soiled myself if lightning would have struck while we were up there.
I suspect that they close the tower during storms.
11 posted on
05/28/2009 11:51:46 AM PDT by
DYngbld
(I have read the back of the Book and we WIN!!!!)
To: DYngbld
To: DYngbld
I think the steel structure will safely transport the charges through the “skin effect”.
14 posted on
05/28/2009 11:54:06 AM PDT by
MyTwoCopperCoins
(I don't have a license to kill; I have a learner's permit.)
To: DYngbld
Actually, being inside the tower is probably the safest place there is during a storm. Google “Farraday cage”.
26 posted on
05/28/2009 1:41:33 PM PDT by
Squawk 8888
(TSA and DHS are jobs programs for people who are not smart enough to flip burgers)
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