Shanghai Oriental Pearl Tower was struck by lightning. Are there any security risks?

No, there is a lightning rod on the Oriental Pearl Tower, so it won't be hit. Even if you get hit, it's okay.

On the night of August 10, there was not only heavy rain but also lightning in Shanghai. It's very scary, which not only makes it impossible for residents to escape from the door, but also surprisingly, the sky in Shanghai is a sci-fi blockbuster, and lightning gathers, just like daytime, which is horrible and gorgeous. Many people also saw the scene of lightning hitting the Oriental Pearl.

According to the Shanghai lightning detection station, the Oriental Pearl Tower was hit by lightning, but it was drained to the earth through lightning rods, so the Oriental Pearl Tower safely avoided these lightning. Because Shanghai belongs to the typhoon weather area, the Oriental Pearl, as a landmark building in Shanghai, invites professionals to test the lightning protection system every year, so it is quite reliable in this respect.

In addition to the Oriental Pearl, there are also high-rise buildings around the Shanghai Center, the tallest building in Shanghai, and its safety is also remarkable. These buildings are all part of the whole lightning protection system and protected, so these tall buildings look dangerous. In fact, their protective measures are professional and in place, but don't worry too much.

Nowadays, high-rise buildings will have their own lightning rods, because high-rise buildings are still very dangerous in these lightning weather, especially when they are hit by lightning, which will not only easily cause damage to buildings, but also cause buildings to collapse or fire. These problems are extremely dangerous for high-rise buildings.

Lightning rod is a widely used lightning protection device, which consists of a series of devices. Its working principle is to make itself a conductor, and a large amount of charge is collected by the needle of lightning rod, and then these currents are dispersed to the surrounding earth through lightning arrester and down conductor without damaging the building itself.

It can even be said that the lightning rod is actually a lightning rod, which only leads the lightning to the earth safely, so it is relatively safe to install such a device on some high-rise buildings. But for low-rise buildings, we need to be careful, especially the power system. Major cases of power failure caused by lightning strike of power facilities have occurred from time to time. 2/kloc-0 This happened in the United States at the beginning of the century. Ohio was struck by lightning, which led to a blackout.

In lightning weather, you still need to pay attention not to go out as much as possible, and you should also pay attention to the safety of electricity when staying at home.