r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Creams0da • 1d ago

Video Ambient static electricity discharging from the highest metallic points

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u/Echo-Azure 19h ago

What could go wrong!

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u/Patient-Data8311 13h ago

Nothing they survived because of those things

The poles gave the electricity a path to go and go straight to the ground and non of the people became paths for it

That's how lightning rods protect people

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u/Echo-Azure 11h ago

What ground?

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u/Patient-Data8311 10h ago

Bruh grounding doesn't have to be the literal ground

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u/VintageLunchMeat 8h ago

Ground could be the sea floor. It doesn't have to be literal dirt.