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General => General Technical Chat => Topic started by: sleemanj on August 14, 2014, 04:18:13 am

Title: Local NZ power company harness's lightening power.
Post by: sleemanj on August 14, 2014, 04:18:13 am

Well, not entirely, but spectacular none the less :-)

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/10383908/Sculpture-struck-by-lightning (http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/10383908/Sculpture-struck-by-lightning)

Here's the video on youtube

Lightning Strikes Wellington Zephyrometer! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2NLJOZnC2w#ws)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2NLJOZnC2w (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2NLJOZnC2w)

Title: Re: Local NZ power company harness's lightening power.
Post by: lowimpedance on August 14, 2014, 05:32:10 am

Spectacular indeed.
 Like the comment on the state of the sculpture by the Wellington council spokesman, simply as "completely stuffed"  :-+

Title: Re: Local NZ power company harness's lightening power.
Post by: Bukurat on August 14, 2014, 07:22:13 am

Wikipedia has already been updated to reflect the strike