At this season of the year we generally have some inquiries about lightning conductors, such as their best form, the best substance, its thickness, and how to erect them. What a change has taken ...

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An Airbus A350 was struck by lightning while sitting on the runway in the midst of an intense storm in São Paulo on Friday.

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