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Swiss scientists successfully diverted lightning with a laser (www.nature.com)
submitted 2 years ago by nakamotto to c/technology
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[–] mcesh 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Turns out there’s only about 0.25 kW of energy in a lightning bolt - which costs maybe 5-10 cents in the US - so it’s not really worth it.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago

Since 1985 everybody knows it's 1.21 GW.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

sounds like a supplement renewable energy if you can harvest it cheaply