On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:28:39 +0000, Larry wrote:

......or how that same jolt is, somehow by magic, going to be BLOCKED from
tearing up the sensitive electronic device by a $2.79 white plastic block,
3x2x1 inches from Radio Shack, the electronic 7-11 store.

Lightning can induce surges in nearby conductors, and the do dads may
be of some value, if not surefire.

Casady