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February 1, 2002

Strange but True!

Q. What if some nation's military harnessed control of lightning, much like the Greek skygod Zeus firing off thunderbolts? A new ultimate weapon?

A. It's probably on every general's wishlist but far from anybody's drawing board--yet. For one thing, if all energy of a single flash could be harnessed, it would run a household lightbulb little more than a year, says University of Florida's Martin A. Uman in "All About Lightning."


 
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