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Is it true that when lightning strikes sand with a metal rod in it, it creates glass?

April 26, 2017Chemistry creates lightning Mathematics metal Rod Sand strikes

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Is it true that when lightning strikes sand with a metal rod in it, it creates glass?

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No. A type of glass is formed when lightning directly strikes sand but if you use a lightning rod to attract the lightning the metal will cause the heat from the flash to dissipate and so it will not have enough energy to melt the sand.