In last week's class we all began to learn about lightning and the power each bolt wields. It is often thought that harvesting this power would bring great energy to the masses all around the globe. The question is, of course, how do we capture that power generated by a lightning bolt? How do we harvest that energy to be used later? That is this week's problem - and we will tackle it in our next design and explanation segment.
In this week's class we finished writing sentences using lightning vocabulary. Then we answered some questions relating to lightning. All of the answers were poignant and well thought out. We are all now designing our lightning energy harvesters. I showed you some information on the Internet, including drawings and schematics from brilliant thinkers like Nikola Tesla. Lightning energy is out there, all around us. It is ready for the taking, as Tesla surmised. However, the question remains - how do we get that energy and turn it into useful power for our light bulbs, hair dryers, washing machines, and cell-phone chargers? Is it possible? I'm willing to bet it is. And I think that if you can devise a ground-breaking way to harvest that energy, you too will be as famous and wealthy as Nikola Tesla himself.
Good luck!
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