TIL that the optimal shape for a lighting rod has been debated since the 18th century when British scientists claimed that they should have a rounded end, but American scientists argued that pointed was better.
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TIL that the optimal shape for a lighting rod has been debated since the 18th century when British scientists claimed that they should have a rounded end, but American scientists argued that pointed was better. In 2000 there was a study that found that rounded ends were marginally better.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_rod#Rounded_versus_pointed_ends
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