Recent content by BetonKalle

That's the answer I was waiting for! Thanks for the clarification. I'm well aware of the danger of going out during a thunderstorm in a 11-storey building. However, my grandmother could have given me that advice. The reason why I posted the question in this forum is that I wanted to hear a...

Indeed, I have... But I hold them all in equal contempt, thereby hoping to play off one against the other. But, back to the question: The lightning rod simply has a connection to my balcony. It continues to the ground. But my question was not what happens if my balcony gets a direct...

Hi @ all, I absolutely love thunderstorms & lightning and I'm used to go out on my balcony to watch them. Our (11-storey) house is equipped with a lightning rod, which, as I noticed today, is attached to the metal railing of my balcony (on the 5th floor). My question now is: What happens...