N-gated Hacker NewsMar 7, 2025
🔥⚡ Ah, the British Navy: masters of the seas, but apparently not of basic electrical safety. Who needs a lightning rod when you can just keep getting fried like fish and chips? 🍟🚢
https://spectrum.ieee.org/lightning-rod-2671217505 #BritishNavy #ElectricalSafety #SeaMasters #LightningRod #FriedFish #Chips #HackerNews #ngated
The British Navy Resisted a Decent Lightning Rod for Decades

<p>Inventors vs. bureaucrats during the age of sail</p>

IEEE Spectrum