[ben0x539]

Lightning never strikes the same place twice, etc

[wcoenen]

I never got that analogy. Lightning will strike the same place over and over again[1], because that place has the least resistance for charge to flow between the clouds and the ground.

[1] http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/wea00/wea00354.htm

[zeroexzeroone]

After lightning strikes it probably doesnt :)

[c-oreills]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_rod