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Old 29-12-2008, 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Ian Robinson View Post
Didn't do my live yacka which was in the water not far from where the lightning hit (with a puff of steam !!! and loud crack) much good either. Reeled it in a few minutes later and it was dead and stiff as a board.
Could say that was hard "yacka"

About the only thing I can think of that might protect you fully from large transient currents is a lightning cage, but trying to erect one around an observatory might be a bit of a problem.
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