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Clearly the solution is aerostats tethered by transmission cables.

• ortusdux 4y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_rocket https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_rocket "A lightning rocket is a rocket that unravels a conductor, such as a fine copper wire, as it ascends, to conduct lightning charges to the ground. Lightning strikes derived from this process are called "triggered lightning."" I like the idea of a longer lasting solution, though the tethers would need to be high-temp superconducting cables. The wires in triggered lightning vaporize and the energy is mostly lost to heat.
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  • JonChesterfield 4y ago
    Though given high temperature superconductivity, we can probably do better than cables into the atmosphere.