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Show Lightning's Action Not j Checked by Any Object! Lightning Is a powerful force. j The formation of clouds, or the movement of water particles In violent vio-lent cloud movement creates positive posi-tive electricity that seeks relief. If the negative or ground charge Is the stranger, it spills over as It were and passes skyward off the points of lightning rods or other prominent points. ' But if the positive posi-tive charge In the clouds Is the stronger and Is not neutralized by' the negative charge from below It comes to earth with a blinding flash and deafening crash, striking the most prominent point In range. Breaking the connections between be-tween earth and sky does not stop the discharge of lightning. It has to be neutralized, asserts an authority au-thority In the Montreal Herald, by contact with the negative charge in the earth. But a broken connection, connec-tion, as when lightning rod Is broken, or metal roof and spouts are not grounded, only causes the lightning bolt to go elsewhere and do damage. It stops at the break maybe, but holds out pleart:ng hands to the positive force in the clouds. |