FRENCH LASER CAN DIVERT LIGHTNING

Scientists in France have created a way to divert lightning strikes using a weather-controlling super laser. Researchers with the Polytechnic Institute of Paris were able to direct the strikes from thunderclouds to places where they don’t cause damage. The system creates a virtual lightning rod, metal conductors that intercept lightning and guide the current into the ground. The device is about the size of a large car. Scientists installed it near a telecommunications tower in the Swiss Alps – which is struck by lightning around 100 times a year. It was able to redirect the lightning away from the tower. The team says the new technique could save power stations, airports, launchpads, and other buildings from disaster.
* So suck on that, Ben Franklin.
* And I’m sure the price is reasonable – especially for, say, a launchpad.
* So… a cool multi-million dollar laser device OR – hear me out – OR a lightning rod, $69.99 from Amazon, free shipping with membership.
* Let me know when it can direct lightning bolts to the lair of my enemy. Then I’ll be interested.