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Lightning Myths and Misinformation
We have all heard the following "Old Wives Tales," and of course they are just that — unfounded folk tales.
- Lightning never strikes the same place twice
- Lightning always strikes down and not up
- A Lightning Protection System draws lightning to the system
- My home has lightning protection and this will also protect my trees
- My trees have lightning protection and this will protect my home
- Lightning will always strike the highest point
- My trees are safe because they have never (previously) been hit
- Lightning Protection Systems are just for buildings and not for trees
- My neighbour has lightning protection and it will protect my trees
- A lightning strike will never happen to me
Burchell Lightning Protection Limited has designed and installed commercial, industrial, church, institutional and residential lightning protection systems for over seventy years.