garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 11 months agoTIL when lightning rods were first introduced in the 18th century, people found them so fascinating that wearable lightning rods become fashionable, e.g. a lightning rod in your hat or umbrella.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1191arrow-down13
arrow-up1188arrow-down1external-linkTIL when lightning rods were first introduced in the 18th century, people found them so fascinating that wearable lightning rods become fashionable, e.g. a lightning rod in your hat or umbrella.en.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 11 months agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squareBlaubarschmann@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up9·11 months agoWell, at the currents associated with a lightning strike, those thin chains would probably explode instantly and spray molten metal around. And the conducting path from the top would probably make a lightning strike more likely than without
minus-squareyads@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoThe article basically kept repeating ‘theoretically protect the wearer’.
Theoretically
Well, at the currents associated with a lightning strike, those thin chains would probably explode instantly and spray molten metal around. And the conducting path from the top would probably make a lightning strike more likely than without
The article basically kept repeating ‘theoretically protect the wearer’.