More than a norm. Lightning passes between points of high electric potential, and tall objects distort the local electrical field of the Earth to create a high potential. This is the reason that lightning rods work and why you don't mount them on the ground.
More than a norm. Lightning passes between points of high electric potential, and tall objects distort the local electrical field of the Earth to create a high potential. This is the reason that lightning rods work and why you don't mount them on the ground.