NASA's Go-To Lightning Guy Disses Fuzzy Dissipators

After Fires, Manufacturer Settles Energy-Sector Case in Texas

Forespar sells a lightning protection device called the Lightning Master static dissipator. Leading lightning experts say it doesn’t do what Forespar says it does. Forespar leadership has no comment.

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If you’re like a lot sailors cruising southern waters, you’ve probably looked to the top of someone else’s mast and wondered, “Does that f…