I don’t even know which category to file this post under. Politics? Religion? Law and Government?
It will take committed determination to avoid seeing an omen in this, recorded the night of 4 June 2020 and currently going viral on social media.
Wow! The Washington Monument struck by lightning about an hour ago. pic.twitter.com/sgsRc4WCrV
— Danny Deraney (@DannyDeraney) June 5, 2020
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This isn’t a minor league chin tap. This is a sledgehammer to the phiz, center mass, with 240 pounds of heavyweight kapow behind it – and a turbo-charged upper-cut as a bonus. Washington Monument takes a one-two wallop.
The aluminum cap of the pyramidion was intended from the beginning to function as a lightning rod, so it’s no big surprise that it does. The original design had mixed success, so a group of conductor rods was added later to keep lightning from continuing to melt and misshape the aluminum cap.
How many times has the Monument been hit by lightning? A lot. Go to town, dear readers.
Meanwhile, an echo of past encouragement and comfort as Roller Coaster 2020 keeps flopping us wrong-side up. Keep those harnesses securely locked, and hang on.
