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You really need to read the entire article.

While the tip is protected, the rod will generally be hit several inches to
several feet below the tip unless a better path is found in the vicinity.
The rod will _not_ prevent lightning strikes!

The full reference is:  Moore, C. B.: Improved
Configurations of Lightning Rods and Air Terminals, "Journal of the Franklin
Institute," Vol. 315, No. 1, January 1983, pp 61-85, Pergamon Press, Oxford.
My memory was mistaken on Moore's address.  He is with the Langmuir Laboratory
of the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.

I was about 75 feet from a large tree hit by lightning once (in a building).
Not only was the tree split, but the root system exploded leaving numerous
furrows in the ground with the major roots exposed.  Scary!
                                                 73  Barry  WA4VZQ
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