Dubai - Lightning Strike Burj Khalifa, Dubai, Jan 2009

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1. Even some of the smallest towers have earthing rods that carry the current from a lightning strike into the ground. This simple technology has been used since science discovered the properties of electricity. So of course they thought about this.
2. great video of the Burj Khalifa being hit by lightning
3. wow,awesome video
4. lightning doesnt strike the same place twice...
5. whats the big deal ? they would not have built it if they did not think that it would hold all freak cases!!!!!!!!!!!!!
6. lightning strikes tall buildings all the time. They're designed so it won't affect them and it helps to protect other buildings. Anyways it's still kinda cool.
7. it's frightening me! always hope the best 4 you all!
8. it must be really far away from you, as the thunder takes soo long to get to you!
9. i am from Dubai and this video is not fake
10. fake the burj was not done in jan 2009
11. omg
12. my frnd its 2010 :)
13. is this a tower or a large Tulsa gimmick! Anyway sorry Dubai's landscape freaks me out now. But nevertheless cool capture!
14. Didn't humanity learn anything from the last time we built such a tower? The Tower of Babel ring a bell?? What about the Twin Towers??? This is NOT well pleasing to the Lord of Heaven. That tower won't last too long!! Guarentee!
15. You could power Dubai with that thing!
16. such an awsome building. i hope to visit it one day
17. Of course its a consideration when building. Every Tall tower has a lightning system.
18. I think it's more than that but i don't know how much
19. Its not enough Power.. Even though Its 1Giga Watt of power. It only happens for a 1/8th of a second.
20. I was thinking the same :D maybe the first guy who finds out how to get the electricity from lighting have that idea from burj dubai.