I learned that bubble gum used to be made from tree resin. greeks, mayans, and native americans chewed on tree resin. is the same as sap? if not what is it?
Flaming drinks are basically done for the visual effect, because it looks cool. But as others have said, it doesn't look very cool if you spill or spray flames everywhere. The best way is to let it burn itself out and then wait a few minutes for the glass to cool before touching it. Before you put it to your lips, touch the glass lightly with your fingers to make shure it isn't still hot. The only practical reason for a flaming drink is to warm a drink, like Cognac or brandy and to caramelize the sugar on drinks like lemon drops.
When ours was installed, the guy grounded the dish to the metal power conduit, so ours is grounded. If it is building code in your city/county/parrish to ground roof installed antennas AND the installer did it according to code, then it will act as a lightning rod. If the installer was lazy, or it is not in your local code, then your dish is not a lightning rod, but instead if lightning were to hit it you'd probably lose your dish and your receiver. .
If your house is struck by lightning and the lightning happened to hit the dish, you would likely have some damage as a result. The dish's LNB (antenna) would likely be rendered inoperable. There is also a good chance your receiver and possibly other A/V equipment would be damaged. The best way to protect yourself is to use proper grounding on your coaxial cable when installing the dish and to locate the dish in a lower area if possible to lessen the chance of it being hit. Lightning will hit where it hits whether or not there is lightning protection at that point. More often (but not always) it will hit a high point. From the point it hits to the ground it will generally follow the path of least electrical resistance. The more resistance in this path, the greater the heat is generated along its path. A large copper pipe will offer low resistance and stay much cooler that a tree with much higher electrical resistance.
