Every once and a while we come across a gadget that makes you wonder about what they were thinking when they came up with the idea for it. The StrikeAlert Personal Lightning Detector is just such a gadget. “The world’s first convenient, dependable and easy-to-use personal lightning detector” can warn you of approaching lightning strikes from as far away as 40 miles. If a strike actually happens, an alarm will sound (umm, isn’t hearing the strike good enough?). ...