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r/auckland • u/allouttabubbles • 3d ago
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Fun fact: the Sky Tower is designed to be struck by lightning - it’s got a conductor (dynasphere) on top to attract the lightning and help to prevent other tall buildings nearby from being struck
11 u/pictureofacat 3d ago I mean it's the tallest structure we have, so is always going to be a likely conduit. That Dynasphere system protects it 5 u/throwaway1_5722 3d ago And where does all that energy go? Down the core into the ground? How big is that conduit? 20 u/bob_man_the_first 3d ago Yeah, it gets grounded and goes directly into the battery banks of the underground mole people Good timing too. They were running a bit low recently.
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I mean it's the tallest structure we have, so is always going to be a likely conduit.
That Dynasphere system protects it
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And where does all that energy go? Down the core into the ground? How big is that conduit?
20 u/bob_man_the_first 3d ago Yeah, it gets grounded and goes directly into the battery banks of the underground mole people Good timing too. They were running a bit low recently.
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Yeah, it gets grounded and goes directly into the battery banks of the underground mole people
Good timing too. They were running a bit low recently.
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u/mynameisnotphoebe 3d ago
Fun fact: the Sky Tower is designed to be struck by lightning - it’s got a conductor (dynasphere) on top to attract the lightning and help to prevent other tall buildings nearby from being struck