Does lightning hit more than once in the same place?

Question

Does lightning hit more than once in the same place?

Answer 1

It can but its just as likely to hit another spot, i really depends on how tall the object is for its likeliness to be struck

Answer 2

Certainly.  In fact lightening rods are designed to make lightening hit the rod rather than nearby objects.  Lightening rods on tall buildings may be hit many times.

Answer 3

It all depends . Some places are more likely to be hit than others , depending on the conductivity of the said medium . Most "exact " locations aren't very likely to be struck twice but some are . For instance , the Empire State Building is struck many times per year .

Answer 4

Yes.  I sat drinking coffee in a cafe and watched lightning hit a tall building's tall steel tower over and over for 20 minutes.  Of all the old sayings that on is right up there with nice girls don't.

Answer 5

duh of course

Answer 6

Everyone says "The lightning can't strike twice in the same place" but they were wrong lighting can hit twice because of lightning rods

Answer 7

I can but by that you mean an area of maybe a foot or less because it is hard to tell exactly the spot where the lightning hit.

Answer 8

Yes it does it hits more than 2 times in fact. lol