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Can lightning be used as a source of energy? [duplicate]
Is it possible to use lightning or thunder as a source of energy, with the help of dielectric breakdown and splitting?
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How much energy is transferred to a human hit by lightning?
Wikipedia tells me that a bolt of lightning releases roughly 1 GJ of energy, but I'm guessing that's along the entire length of the bolt and that most of it is dissipated as heat and light to the ...
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Why can't we harness the energy of lightning? [duplicate]
Studying capacitors, this question struck me. If we know that there is a large potential difference between the ground and the atmosphere, why dont we use that to power our machinery? I understand ...
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