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Originally Posted by Christ
Re: Marketing department comment
Speaking of lightning... how hard would it be to capture the electrical energy of a lightning bolt? Why hasn't anyone been openly looking into this for our "green energy sources" of the future? I'm sure it's not easy, but I can't imagine its' difficult... we can direct where lightning strikes, to some extent, so why can't we capture the energy?
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Even in the best locations, lightning input is very spiky. You need huge conductors that are idle most of the time. The new super capacitors might be able to store the charge, though, and be located near a stormy mountaintop. Let's see if somebody can make it pay 'way off grid.