在木船时代,无论是战舰或是商船,由于雷电的袭击而造成生命财产损失是常见的事。从当时的画家所留下的画中,我们常可见到大帆船航行在波涛汹涌的大海上,乌黑的天空中,长长的锯齿形闪电一直伸延到船的桅杆上。考古学家在研究发掘出来的古埃及船只时,注意到这些船只的松木桅杆很容易被雷电击中,帆也很容易因此而着火。许多世纪以来,航海者一直对雷电造成的危害无能为力,只能听凭命运摆布。 In the age of wooden ships, whether it is a warship or a merchant ship, it is not uncommon for the loss of life and property due to lightning strikes. From the drawings left behind by the painters at the time, we can often see large sailing vessels sailing on the stormy sea. In the dark sky, a long zigzag lightning extends all the way to the ship’s mast. Archaeologists in the study of the excavations of ancient Egyptian vessels, noticed that the pine masts of these vessels are easily hit by lightning, the sail is also very easy to cause a fire. For many centuries, the voyagers have been powerless to the detriment of the thunder and lightning, at the mercy of fate.