In message <[email protected]>, dated Fri, 6 Nov 2009, Mick Maytum on Gmail <[email protected]> writes:
>Also please be careful when talking about lightning energy - this can >lead to dreadful statements like "The lightning protection system >diverts the lightning energy to earth". It doesn't, current gets >diverted to ground and the amount of energy in the earth depends on the >earth potential rise - something the lightning doesn't have control over. Where does the energy go, if not into the mass of the planet? -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK Help stamp out intolerance! - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>
