Lightning strikes have so much current that the wire trailing on the ground would first burst into flame. Then jump through the person holding the umbrella.
The pointy rod on top [many of today’s umbrellas have shorter, but just as dangerous points] is a hazard to others sharing a crowded sidewalk.
The lightning rod / umbrella was in honor of Ben Franklin’s lightning rod, but it took time to realize, as mentioned above, that it was more likely to attract lightning than protect you from it. Lightning rods on buildings have a large braided copper cable to ground, NOT a dragging chain!
jasonsnakelover over 4 years ago
Can you still get umbrellas like that?
There’s another restaurant that dogs would like.
I thought they had the same language as the rest of America.
Take care and may God bless.
dsalbright over 4 years ago
Ewwww!
Grumpy Old Guy over 4 years ago
Sounds like restaurant serves some crappy food…
Templo S.U.D. over 4 years ago
In the language of Hawaiʻi, the apostrophe-looking mark is also a letter; its sound in a glottal stop.
therese_callahan2002 over 4 years ago
I never did put Taiwan on my bucket list.
Dean over 4 years ago
Lightning strikes have so much current that the wire trailing on the ground would first burst into flame. Then jump through the person holding the umbrella.
The pointy rod on top [many of today’s umbrellas have shorter, but just as dangerous points] is a hazard to others sharing a crowded sidewalk.
Gent over 4 years ago
So that’s what the pointy thing on the umbrellas was originally supposed to be.
Pedmar Premium Member over 4 years ago
Mele kalikimaka
J Short over 4 years ago
When you eat their spicy food, you feel all flush.
dv1093 over 4 years ago
I don’t get the restaurant thing at all. What’s the point?
Point-dexter over 4 years ago
Maybe that explains why those Hawaiian’s talk funny.
joefearsnothing over 4 years ago
If they serve appetizers in the same appliance, it ain’t gonna do the job! ;o{
comixbomix over 4 years ago
I can’t decide whether those Taiwanese restaurants are cutting out the middle-man…or adding one.
WCraft Premium Member over 4 years ago
Is it for food or those who drink too much?
tuslog1964 over 4 years ago
The lightning rod / umbrella was in honor of Ben Franklin’s lightning rod, but it took time to realize, as mentioned above, that it was more likely to attract lightning than protect you from it. Lightning rods on buildings have a large braided copper cable to ground, NOT a dragging chain!
Thorby over 4 years ago
Grounding chains…..whatever works!
Kali over 4 years ago
Why we will never have a global language:
Hawaiian has no consonants
Polish has no vowels
English has no sense.
:-)
PaleoCon over 4 years ago
That fashion is very mid-nineteenth century for eighteenth century Paris.
pie over 4 years ago
The Hawaiian alphabet is more complex than I would have ever imagined.
Stephen Gilberg over 4 years ago
I’ve seen many English names converted to Hawaiian cognates. My favorite is “Kiwi” for Steve.
Andylit Premium Member over 4 years ago
Despite which it has 437 words for pineapple.
craigwestlake over 4 years ago
Only the French would worry so about keeping their phones charged…