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   Bruce Sterling @bruces (bruces@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 23-May-2025 22:27:03 JST Bruce Sterling @bruces

   *A Ben Franklin lightning drone that flies on a tether into stormclouds.

   "Future efforts will focus on developing technologies for capturing and storing lightning energy."

   *Yeah, well, good luck with that concept

   https://group.ntt/en/newsrelease/2025/04/18/250418a.html

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     jer (jerrej@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 23-May-2025 23:19:37 JST jer

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     @bruces
     Even if it stays up there long enough to "capture" the lightning before its battery runs out, the event will completely fry it.

     Why not just build a tower on a likely spot in its stead, with proper "grounding"?

     (And even then, why do it at all? How efficient is the conversion to a manageable voltage?)

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     Steinar Bang (steinarb@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 23-May-2025 23:51:15 JST Steinar Bang

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     @bruces Striking concept, though...?