The lighted version may very well safely bleed any static charge, precisely because it is electrically connected to the cover.
Technically speaking, this is also electrically connected to the cover.
Could there be a case made for you being able to modify and use Ford's computer system in a way you legally cannot with Xbox?
There are lots of aftermarket ECUs for cars, Fords included.
Wouldn't it be safer to have that molten salt at ground level?
Not if you wanted to get within 100 feet of the central collector during the day.
The very name of the product is that of an ad agency.
Wait, are you talking about Docs, or Word? Because both are products of ad agencies.
since five hundred archers would be far more effective.
Sure, if the ships are in arrow range, and they haven't wet everything down first.
Remember, attacking warships are going to be moving.
They were anchored according to Lucian.
After that, though, you're back to the attackers wetting their boats down first, using their own shields as mirrors, and having multiple boats.
Wetting them down first is exactly what they did, and that kept flaming arrows from burning them, but focused light can dry ships out. Focused light that can light wood on fire in seconds can dry wood out pretty damn quickly. I'm not quite sure what your point is about multiple boats.
Even getting the attacking boats to lose synchronization on their landing could make a big difference in the fight.
Landing? Syracusae (at least the core of the city, Ortygia) was an island surrounded by huge walls. There was nowhere to land. Besides, Archimedes also built long, medium, and short rang artillery ensuring that by the time any attacker got to the walls, they were pretty much already defeated.
I mean, flaying a deer is okay. Flaying a TSA agent, not so much.
I think either one is perfectly fine.
Let the machine do the dirty work. -- "Elements of Programming Style", Kernighan and Ritchie