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Old 12-01-2009, 03:11 AM   #31 (permalink)
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That's what I wondered, though... if a capacitor bank could take the charge without being destroyed, and what the cost would be of something scaled large enough to be serviceable for, say, 5 years with only maintenance.

All those buildings in the city that have lightning rods to ground the charge back to Earth could have a use, eh?

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