On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:09:55 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

I think we are talking two different concepts here.

A lightning rod is designed to be "the" point of strike, should one occur
and equipped with sufficiently sized conductors to discharge the strike to
ground.
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I am talking about making the building, boat, or whatever less favorable to
the strike.

It has to do with the positive column .... based on the static charge that
builds on the ground point.

I am not sure what you have in mind, but lightning rods work, and are
about as complicated as a pool ball, hence reliable. However, the 000
wire is not cheap. Every powerline has lightning protection, a
grounded wire above the power conductors. What does every electric
utility know? None the less lightning does hit powerlines. A long wire
lacks sharp points, if that makes a lot of difference.

Casady