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Best Shelter Recommendations When Caught in a Storm

Source: National Lightning Safety Institute Though no place is absolutely safe from lightning, some places are safer than others.  Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are within striking distance.  Seek safe shelter immediately. If caught outside: ·       Seek shelter in a large enclosed building (not a picnic shelter or shed) ·       Another safe location…

A Little History About Lichtenberg Figures

  In 1777, German physicist Georg Lichtenberg made a curious discovery: when dust in the air settled on electrically charged plates, beautiful tree-like figures formed. The so-called Lichtenberg ‘dust figures’ are branching patterns that are created when high voltage discharge passes either along a surface or through insulating materials. Interestingly, these branching patterns are also…

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Handheld Weather Monitor With Lightning Detection for the Outdoorsy Type

  Weather monitors have been around for years, but handheld personal weather monitors with lightning detectors are a newer innovation, and proving to be immensely popular with golfers, campers, sports officials, boaters, hunters, hikers, and other outdoor recreation enthusiasts. INO Technologies is bringing a lightweight, handheld weather monitor with lightning detection device to the masses…