If lightning is going to hit the building, it'll hit the lightning rods, and therefore, the building will not catch fire, and the second one is that they can essentially discharge the lightning in that general area, they discharge and so it's less likely to strike in that area. Lighting is attracted to metal objects Fact: The presence of metal makes absolutely no difference where lightning strikes. Lightning is not attracted to metal: Top 5 myths of lightning strikes Monday, April 18, 2016 @ 10:44 AM. According to google, metal has no greater chance of being struck my lighting than any other object, it’s just more conductive. Lightning is Attracted to Metal Objects (Explained much more) I know this idea has been suggested, lightning is attracted to iron, gold, etc. and was stuck in the rut of thinking "I don't deserve any better". I went to the CN Tower (In Toronto) and was looking at one of the boards inside. Trending on Facebook After adoptive mother flees hospital crying, birth mother keeps newborn with d Points: 340 DanielHart wrote:Lightning is not attracted to metal it is attracted to the highest thing it can strike. So, if it isn’t anymore attracted to metal, why put a metal pole in houses? If anyone knows, please explain, thanks! So I was thinking it would be based on hieght and what sort of object. And by watching a thunderstorm, logic would conclude that if one were to position a metal rod at the highest point on a structure, a lightning bolt would strike it, direct the electricity into the ground, thus averting damage to the structure itself. but I just wanted to take this idea and expand to it much more. In hopes that it hits the metal pole and not the house by luck? By Kimberly Miller. The monsoon storm dropped heavy rain and hail in parts of the valley causing street flooding and power outages. 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