NTT's drones flew in lightning-resistant cages and hope to, some day, tap and store the power of thunderclouds.
    • thanks AV@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      5 days ago

      We already had lightning defenses in cities they’re called lightning rods and they were invented in like 1870

      • Nasan@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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        5 days ago

        But what if instead of learning how and why lightning rods work, we replace them with a “solution” that is less effective, but also costs 5 times as much to build and implement? That’s before you even factor running costs.