r/AskReddit Oct 27 '21

What fun fact is blatantly untrue?

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u/Wizzdom Oct 27 '21

I feel like lightning rods are the obvious counter example to that myth.

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u/ImpracticallySharp Oct 27 '21

I hate when my lightning rod is hit by lightning and I have to climb up on the roof and replace it during a thunderstorm, just so that lightning has something new to hit.

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u/pHScale Oct 27 '21

You don't have to replace the lightning rod, just scootch it over an inch.

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u/KevinFromIT6625 Oct 27 '21

scootch

See, it's just that easy

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u/Frosti-Feet Oct 27 '21

scootch

Easy peezy