Static Wicks News Today

This is what 100,000 amps did to the lightning lamp teapot. on average, commercial planes are hit by lightning once a year. this work means that whatever the weather, we can fly with confidence in the future. richard westcott, bbc news, the lightning lab in cardiff. >> have you ever noticed on the wing of the plane, on both wings, theres like those little needle-like looking -- those are actually static wicks, and they help channel the lightning away from the airplane. >> what theyre called? >> ...