Cattle can be used to generate electricity from lightning strikes - Apparently.
In the 1950s, a rancher in Oklahoma, USA, installed lightning rods on his barn to capture lightning strikes. The rods were connected to a generator, which produced enough electricity to power a small town's lights. According to reports, the system generated 1.5 megawatts of electricity during a particularly intense thunderstorm in 1959. This unusual experiment was documented by the US Department of Agriculture and remains a fascinating example of harnessing the power of lightning.