What Happens When You're Struck By Lightning? | The Human Body

Getting stuck by lightning is rough. It can burn hotter than the sun, scar your body, and even blow off your clothes. Even worse, it kills about 47 Americans per year. Although 90% of those struck survive, it's still worth knowing how to avoid getting a heavy dose of sky electricity.
Following is the transcript of the video:
Contrary to popular belief, lightning strikes aren’t always a death sentence. In fact, about 90 percent of people in the US who are struck actually survive.
Still, victims rarely walk away unscathed, and the damage can be permanent.
Lightning triggers 75,000 forest fires in the US each year and can split entire trees down the middle in a split second.
So it’s frightening to imagine what it does inside a human body.
The good news is that you won’t get cooked Wile E Coyote-style, but it can still do damage.
For starters, lightning carries between 1 to 10 billion joules of energy - enough to power a 100-watt bulb for at least 3 months. When that amount of electricity enters your body, it short-circuits the small electrical signals that run your heart, lungs, and nervous system.
This can lead to cardiac arrest, seizures, brain injury, spinal cord damage, and even amnesia.
But electricity isn’t your only problem. Lightning is blisteringly hot. In under a second, it can heat the surrounding air to temperatures 5X hotter than the sun’s surface.
This causes a rapid expansion of air, which leads to a shock wave that we hear as thunder.
It has been calculated that someone standing within 30 feet of a lightning strike point can experience a blast wave equivalent to a 5kg TNT bomb (Blumenthal).
The intense heat, light, and electricity can also damage your eyes. In fact, it can bore holes in your retina and can cause cataracts within days or weeks.
Other side-effects of lightning can include impotence in men and overall decreased libido. That’s just what happens on the inside!
As the lightning moves toward the surface, it can force red blood cells out of your capillaries, into your epidermis….like a bruise. These intricate designs are called Lichtenberg figures.
The intense temperatures can also heat up any metal you might be wearing, causing third-degree burns and can also rapidly vaporize the rainwater or sweat on your skin. The resulting steam explosion may blow off your clothes and shoes leaving you nearly naked!
On average 47 people in the US are killed by lightning each year. So, you might be wondering, “How do I make sure I’m not that guy?”
For starters, check weather forecasts ahead of time, and stay indoors during a storm. But if you’re stuck outside, avoid isolated trees, poles, and open fields, and run as fast as you can towards safety.
You’re best off in a developed building or a hard-topped metal vehicle. So stay calm and just remember: “When thunder roars go indoors!”
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What Happens When You're Struck By Lightning? | The Human Body

[@AlvinFS27]

Expectation: You'll become Flash Reality: You'll be in the news

[@flagmichael]

In the Flagstaff newspaper, the Arizona Daily Sun, a few years ago there was a "75 years ago today" feature about a man who was recovering from smallpox in downtown Flagstaff. He sat up in his cot and was struck (and killed) by lightning.

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[Quran 51:44-45] But they defied the command of their Lord, so the lightning struck them as they looked on. They could not rise up, nor could they find help. Mentioned 1400 years ago.

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Splits trees in half. 90% of people survive. Conspiracy theorists activated*

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Science counters. (It's because humans are more conductive than wood and more easily allow the electricity to flow)

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[@Terminate1783]

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Yeah, but those people who survive don't just walk away...they get seriously f*cked up, with 2nd and 3rd degree burns and lingering health problems that can last for months or even years afterward.

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[@brianthesnail3815]

This video explains what happened to me when I was hit by lightening. I was stood just inside an open fronted farm building in the UK holding a large 5 foot long crowbar in a heavy thunderstorm. The lightening hit me through the open side of the building but earthed through the crowbar that was luckily touching the floor. I remember the explosion and being thrown across the building and waking up slumped against a wall with my head bleeding and the crowbar about 20 feet away. This video explains the explosion and why I went unconscious for some time. I was unharmed on the day but have been basically unwell for a large part of my life with autoimmune problems. It makes me wonder if that had any causative effect.

[@johneastmond9092]

This video didn't go into much of my injuries. Direct struck multiple times in quick succession. Internal scaring/tracking, Motor movement inaccuracies, sensory issues, Hormonal/chemical regulation imbalance, additional complications added to existing shrapnel wounds, and other injuries, and the more usual entrance and exit wounds.

[@rexy6341]

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[@gutembergrocha6078]

omg,and the burns? to me get a lightning strike seems to be insta vaporized like heat bean from tripods

[@johneastmond9092]

@@gutembergrocha6078 My burns are mostly internal. There's entrance and exit wounds, but in between are like rods of melted tissue. When I get an x-ray you see paths of lighter color where the denser scar tissue is.

[@niara6]

my god are u okay now?

[@aljuria3452]

Lightning:*hits me* Me:nothing happened..? My phone : *charging noise intensifies*

[@irmamartinez4256]

. . . Thunder can’t hit you . . .

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Lightning can but thunder can’t 😐

[@aljuria3452]

@@irmamartinez4256 Lol my bad I meant lightning haha 😅

[@jameslopezb2733]

@@HessianLikeTheFabric it’s not thunder dou it’s just a human ramming into u

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[@veronicavictorious5141]

*"When thunder roars, GO INDOORS"*

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[@namaske2594]

Ur a legend

[@abaundwal]

When you don't have the brains to come up with an original joke so you just quote the narrator. 😂

[@godavid8130]

And miss my chance to become the Flash? I think not

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AB ._. 😂😂

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[@lorraineadormonicus]

To die

[@Masterlewger]

I will become "Flash" :D .

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_seriously, are you some kid? that is fake_

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s_n00py He is joking.

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[@buckylovesplums_6731]

I'm absolutely terrified of thunder and lightning and it gives me really bad anxiety mainly being caught in one and getting strucked by lightning. It's so bad for me that I will constantly check the weather many times a day for any bad weather and I feel anxious the whole day preparing for it come. Even when it's just heavy rain or I see it in the distance I will have a bad panic attack terrified of getting hit at any moment even when I'm trying to get indoors as fast as I can. I will never understand how people don't take it seriously, yes it's rare but it's still dangerous and you should still be careful. My own family thinks I'm crazy whenever i have a panic attack over thunderstorms and they think it's not dangerous when it literally is.

[@Bojannna44]

This feels like reading a letter from myself so much that it even creeps me out 💀

[@fwoop4848]

I’m literally the opposite of you, I love thunderstorms too much for my own good. I take walks in the rain while there’s a thunderstorm for a bit just because of the petrichor smell and how pretty the lightning looks going across the sky. It’s a short walk though because obviously it isn’t safe, like 20-30 minutes. It’s a guilty pleasure, I know I shouldn’t do it but I can’t help it.

[@user-kt2kg3ku4v]

Same here. My friends make fun of me for this and I always say to them that this is a serious business.

[@malachisanders704]

Hello there

[@kellmedd4925]

I used to hold such a fear, but I recently got over it. Then got to witness the result of what happens when a direct hit strikes a living being. I learned that all these lightning strike videos are false. Nobody survives a direct hit. They just explode. But at least it's quick... and fairly rare... cows seem to suffer a lot from it, but hot damn that's a little brutal, but at least nobody would feel a thing since it happens instantaneously.

[@oliobgmoti-bulgaria8401]

"Run as fast as you can" - I would be dead before I see it

[@Kattar_Hindu1986]

You become a powerbank for a second

[@Kattar_Hindu1986]

Arisa Yurunomi with a wireless charging plate on his belly 😂

[@pyrrehraus6571]

you stick your finger in the phone

[@Kattar_Hindu1986]

Voidream EX not required, my phone gets seduced by its own charger

[@pyrrehraus6571]

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[@Kattar_Hindu1986]

IamTOXIC Gaming nah! Your mouth is a better place

[@slushee6526]

Flash: Supa Speeeed Yujiro Hanma: Feels good Zenitsu: New hair colour Thor: Hammer time Hotel: Trivago

[@G82Jesse]

My dad was struck by lightning while riding a bike in the 80s. No permanent damage of any kind, but he reports it physically flung him over the handlebars about 7-8 feet.

[@nesletchimaew9209]

Happened to me as well but I was completely fine. Everything was bright light then reality kind of faded back in. If i had crashed i would be dead, I was going at least 55 mph / 80kmh

[@harrisonstrunack858]

Only watching this cause I just saw a guy get struck by lightning on a beach in Clearwater FL today and he went into cardiac arrest, shit was crazy

[@LewysC]

oh god

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[@KryptonKr]

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[@edwardk.7750]

Easy. I become the flash

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Eddie K. You'd need the particle accelerator

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[@currythebest4941]

Q : What happens when you get struck by lightning A : “I’m Barry Allen,the fastest man alive” 😂 😆💨👱🏼‍♂️⚡️⚡️

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Curry__Beatz I hate you (jk) 😂😂😂

[@rasul2272]

im gonna need you to believe the impossible

[@chuwuya4247]

aeo 360 Can you do that? Good. You see that red blur? That’s me.

[@cristiangarcia5348]

Buddy's Barry'm got hit by dark matter and that caused the lightning to strike him

[@cy6lon354]

Fastest man alive for this particular episode !

[@krissykat1372]

I got shocked by lightning about 3 weeks ago, it hit a tree about 10 ft away and traveled thru the wet ground and up thru my barefeet. Felt like my heart was going to explode. My 4yo was on my lap and said she felt the buzz too (I was sitting on the bottom step with my feet on the ground) . It felt like I was leaning on a hot pole. There was a lightning ball right above us. I could feel my necklace and earrings lift. Only side effect I had was having a seizure the next night while watching the avalanche scene on call of the wild (and synged half my eyebrow off). Now each time it storms I feel all buzzy (like electrical buzzing) . Scary as hell. I was trying to get my 4yo inside as I was waiting to spontaneously combust 👁️👄👁️

[@funart1014]

Hope you are well now❤️

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[@18thshaz]

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[@shannonbear8807]

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[@hazarshekhani1527]

Did u become flash

[@haimuj]

Glad I watched this. I usually don’t go in the house when there’s thunderstorms, but I will do that immediately now when I hear it.

[@stanislemovsky5590]

Good Idea!

[@areallybigannoyingorangefa6562]

Sorry, what? Why would anyone stay outside during a thunderstorm Lightning can strike people, you know

[@haimuj]

@@areallybigannoyingorangefa6562 What I mean is that I don't usually RUSH to get in the house. As a kid, I'd enjoy being outside in the rain. Now that I know this.. I will go inside IMMEDIATELY during thunderstorms.

[@rootsAlkebu]

I love being in the pouring rain.

[@McHeisenburger]

Hey, on the bright side you get those cool-ass lightning tatoo things.

[@aroonimgoswami5775]

Name not found lol

[@Felisargyle]

IKR cool to show to your friends but that’s if you survive

[@namaske2594]

Ill get those in the local tattoo shop instead

[@sajaak940]

If I remember right they usually fade away after a while, but I would totally get a tattoo to make it permanent!

[@aroonimgoswami5775]

MrGudBoi rather than getting after a lightning strike right?😂😂😂

[@dzanandulic1088]

*Gets struck by lightning* Russians: Look blyat it's THOR

[@stibba4286]

This is a very american comment lol, mixing up countries and sterotypes while being himself

[@mfnjoey]

Fookyjeets y’all so butthurt lmao go outside

[@MrKrypt]

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[@MrKrypt]

@@Ali_Ya_Ali food is a drug and you are an addict

[@wparo]

Good information to keep in mind while on my thunderstorm filming trip.

[@finneverwins]

Yea how did it go?

[@arwin1794]

@coryhasnocory wth

[@Bluesfrost7]

Well this is helpful

[@fakereality5204]

Rip

[@Ren-uy7cg]

D:

[@TheWaynelds]

It’s a different story if the storm changes polarity and you’re hit by a bolt carrying a positive charge.Theyre a lot stronger, louder, and can travel a good distance away from the storm. Luckily, positive charged lightning isn’t very common, and it mostly occurs in supercell storms before it produces a tornado.

[@BanavatuRamachandrarao]

❤❤

[@jsj3498]

Hmmmm so you could be the flash but you'd need the particle accelerator, 😂👍❤

[@nadunwijesinghe965]

j sj n those chemicals in his lab

[@wyxelix5041]

its hard to make

[@boothang1717]

Lol

[@pseud53]

Aye man I've got Wells on the line if you want to help him make a new one.

[@limited8888]

j sj probaly ir was just the speed force

[@dantecrailman8861]

I remember that there is a man who got struck by lightning became a piano player even though he was not good at it.

[@mxmarcelx5274]

i too

[@israelasimon423]

Yes I remember seeing that on Tv

[@masashing4892]

1:17 The sun's surface is about 6,000 degrees Celsius. The clear lightning bolt is about 30,000 degrees Celsius. The sun's core is about 15,000,000 degrees Celsius. Let's put these comparisons into perspectives: The sun's core is about 2,500 times hotter than the sun's surface. The clear lightning bolt is about 5 times hotter than the sun's surface. The sun's core is about 500 times hotter than the clear lightning bolt.

[@varisha6034]

Dante Crailman Lmfaooooo

[@drsonja2555]

Anyone else watching this in a thunderstorm?

[@SICRoosterKido]

People died from Lightning while being in the house.. Can't forget

[@scathe5858]

SICRoosterKido but the chances are decreased when inside

[@dollystrawb]

People die bc there is no of that storm protector thing. Last night it stormed at me and i was legit trying to sleep

[@iatekids1810]

I was during a loudest thunderstorm ever in my life

[@Saints2929]

Bruh

[@Flup2]

You forgot to mention that if you're unable to make it indoors in time, your best way to minimize damage of a lightning strike is to assume a squatting position with your feet together (not near a tree). Lightning seeks the path of least resistance, so make yourself as small as possible. Don't lie down and don't hold anything made of metal.

[@th_sm_shi]

why not lie down though? (just curious, I am here for an assignment)

[@hitman9078]

@@th_sm_shi when you lie down you have increased surface area.

[@althor9997]

Isn't the path to least resistance something that is closer to the ground?

[@victorrialynn]

@@althor9997 its basically just the first object it can reach in a straight path

[@althor9997]

@@victorrialynn I know, sorry I didn't ask correctly. Lightning seems to strike the tallest thing in a given area, but electricity seeks the path of least resistance, so why does lightning strike the tallest object, instead of the shortest

[@FataMazaya]

Well don't make Zeus angry then

[@janthonyht93]

FataMazaya *Thor

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GIVE ME THANOS!!!

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[@namaske2594]

Joe Hernandez he's talking about greek mythology smartass

[@CainTheMain]

I know we don't get real superpowers from lightning strikes, but I'm interested in the stories of people who get a "reset" and gain either some sort of savant ability or a fix for some earlier defect/damage. Such amazing information.

[@cloudeight3887]

Well, a tree got struck about 7 meters away from me and I got lightly electrocuted and now I can just feel when storms are coming. It's a cool ability until the storms there and you're in physical pain and you feel like your head is gonna pop

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Lightning Reflexes

[@vbbbb-qb8we]

@@cloudeight3887 😂

[@Vishnu-B]

There are few cases where people who were born blind or deaf have gotten their sight/hearing back after being struck by lightning. Of course they also suffered other (minor) injuries... And these cases (where lightning strike was a positive) are far fewer compared to people suffering only injuries

[@jasonbrody8957]

@@cloudeight3887 did you survive?

[@catholicfemininity2126]

My dad's friend years ago was killed during a thunderstorm when he was inside his house taking a shower..... the lightning struck the house and traveled through the pipes to the shower, killing him instantly.

[@EntityTaken]

Lightning is 5x hotter than the surface of the sun

[@seken-niki69]

meme says *really nigguh?*

[@jahnayamuhammad3768]

Lol I just read that off the top of my Snapple yesterday . This is true

[@shivam_nagar69]

sun *crying* in pain

[@boobiesexmachine]

lmao how do people survive that then? this video didn't rly explain it well

[@EntityTaken]

@@boobiesexmachine air is a poor conductor of electricity andl lightning strikes vary considerably in intensity. If it flows through some kind of resistor, like air in your body, some of the electrical energy is converted to heat. But heat is not the same as temperature: it takes a while for something to warm up. So as long as the current flows through your body for a short amount of time, you should be okay. Many lightning victims are not hit directly, but instead suffer from secondary effects of a nearby strike. You're more likely to survive a lower-energy strike, but if you are struck by a powerful bolt, you basically have no chance of survival.

[@mythicdreamss]

“When thunder roars, GO OUTDOORS”

[@txr4032]

no

[@User-jc9be]

yes

[@ct92404]

Well...if you want to get barbequed, sure.

[@geo3106]

like you want to live

[@ashborn4697]

No

[@johannaonessss]

anyone here after the boy in blackpool died?

[@heartshapedbox6528]

same its so sad :( rip

[@Michael26z]

Hey any one remember when this man got struck three times and still got up..... He was a legend.

[@M8OfTheNorth]

Could you imagine getting struck by lightning and being completely all right after. That would be a story to tell.

[@craftmasy]

Well dis video is shocking

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...

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...

[@slweepy1980]

...

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...

[@joshking7850]

.^3

[@Alex-in6hh]

quick answer: You turn into a titan

[@usainbolt6555]

Michael jackson: you've been hit by... you've been struck by a smooth lightning

[@Ringtargo75]

My mom's best friends friend was struck by lightning twice

[@cole5446]

Majestic King you are replying to a year old comment

[@hittinglicks577]

Damm twice 😮

[@mk5slow173]

wtf she could've eon the lottery then

[@Altoni0]

sina setayesh lucky

[@darkphoenixgaming8253]

A very unlucky double whammy.

[@sithlordsoup]

WHY is Gamora.

[@wj9855]

Lol, why is this here?

[@doodieberry8788]

I'll do you one better. WHERE is Gamora?

[@JKM00]

sithlordsoup ILL DO YOU ONE BETTER *HOW IS GAMORA*

[@itsmejb]

I'll do you one better, why isn't Gamora?

[@yogeshchandrasekharuni4054]

I'll do you one Gamora, why is better

[@ayschiefer]

Another tip: If your hair starts sticking up and you feel a metallic taste, get down to the ditch immediately as it is a sign lightning will strike you.

[@bradleywelch9290]

My two cousins, brother and I were playing in the rain many years ago and lightning struck a tree in the back yard near us. e were running in the direction towards the tree when it happened. I was a bit behind the three of them but they all stopped and asked if i felt something brush across me. I hadn't noticed anything but we definitely got struck by some of the lightning branching off of the initial bolt. We went inside a few minutes after because everyone was shook and almost immediately all of our heads, eyes and ears started hurting and our ears were ringing. Even still i'm extremely fascinated by such a beautiful creation of God. Nothing is more mesmerizing than watching nature dance to the tune of thunder with such beautiful strides.

[@niara6]

is there any other injuries?

[@Sammie551]

It's not amazing, it's scary

[@geeman2156]

"Do you know what happens to a toad when he's struck by lightning...same thing happens to everything else."

[@fenrir7065]

Storm from the first X-men movie

[@kgkgkg643]

i was searching for this one

[@sohailsamad9715]

Lmfao

[@pepsicola6951]

Poor toad he wont knw wussupp

[@questadventuresrobloxyoutu6753]

IT EXPLODES AND ITS JUICE GOES EVERYWHERE

[@JuanGarcia-sy7js]

SPLIT trees in a SPLIT second.... I'll go to sleep

[@EchoCedric561]

*splits trees in a split second* *Can't harm a human boy*

[@EchoCedric561]

@Afro Highborne life doesnt make sense right? I mean look at us in the USA, our lives are pretty much screwed since like 2007

[@jackalakajack6454]

Lighting can strike you indoors

[@infinityxtanishq8712]

Dumb dumbs , wood isn’t a conductor while the human body is a conductor of heat and electricity.......are you guys illiterate or something?

[@SK-dw3ed]

We have neurons and they generate electricity, so we have a chance to survive, and what strikes me in the head is how childish you are, it appears that you guys didn't study this lightning shit, use your minds and your neurons LMFAO. I need to leave KZbin and go to Reddit, it has actual teenagers instead of dumb kids who don't use they're mind, I'm not mocking you guys, I'm just saying KZbin is full of kids and I'm not a kid to join kids.. How I knew you ask? It's because this is in highschool 🏫.

[@11thDC]

Can confirm about the shockwave at 30 feet. I was in my barracks room in the military during a heavy thunderstorm. there was a tree right outside and since there was an overhang outside my door, I often had the door open during storms. The bolt struck the tree outside, knocked me from my chair and my laptop off the desk, cracked the window, and I was blinded and deafened for a solid 30 seconds. I was unharmed otherwise thankfully, but I just remember it as being pretty damn cool. Thankfully my laptop survived.

[@kumabear1030]

When I was young, I used to think that being struck by lighting would make you feel “alive”

[@krissykat1372]

It does! I had a hell of an adrenaline rush for over an hour after I was secondarily struck a few weeks ago! I called my mom but she was too busy cry-laughing at me telling her about it 👁️👄👁️ Scary shit tho

[@simplyjay0748]

@@krissykat1372 did you cry and how bad did it hurt 🤨

[@nesletchimaew9209]

It was very true for me because when reality faded back in after the loud bang and bright light, i was still on my bicycle going 50mph/80kmh downhill. That's why i'm here, trying to figure out how i didn't even get touched

[@nesletchimaew9209]

​@@simplyjay0748for me it didn't hurt whatsoever

[@BimboNympho]

Sadly, when I was hit, I didn’t turn into the flash lmao. Had some pretty dope lichtenberg figures tho!

[@user-wx2fq9xm1y]

Are they still on your skin

[@ashborn4697]

@@user-wx2fq9xm1y pretty sure they always are they are scars some people actually call then lightning flowers or vines

[@Honey-ir8wo]

What did it feel like if it’s fine to ask?

[@mabisfab77paintball]

@@Honey-ir8wo when i was hit it just felt real hot on the hand/arm that was holding a metal umbrella then you go into shock that you still breathing but wtf was that shit lightning run ...shit more lightning run back to ...where was i stood ???? lightning dont strike same spot twice panic it was not fun and no super powers unless you count being able to electrocute shopping carts or cars lol (bad static shocks from anything i touch)

[@Honey-ir8wo]

@@mabisfab77paintball thx

[@jhanejovero5067]

Teacher: What happen when you struck by Lightning? Me: We have a super powers like kakashi sensei & Sasuke, Chidori! Raikiri! Teacher: NANI?!!

[@hewhomustnotbenamed_1418]

And killua

[@ZoltyWasTaken.]

And naruto,Sakura and flash

[@monxxtarr]

shut up you weeb

[@haliewalker5583]

Lmfao uh oh

[@kinoko_1937]

omae wa mo shindeiruuu

[@blazetankersley5745]

Thank you for this! Last night I was getting ready to take the garbage down to the road because the garbage trucks run tomorrow, as I was walking down my driveway a huge lightning strike struck the ground right in front of my eyes and I would say was only about 10 ft away from me, all I saw was bright white as if I was blind but instead of seeing all black it was all white! and heard a big loud bang it sounded like a bomb went off! And it was also very windy after that happened to me in the area. I literally dropped everything that was in my hand and ran back into the house and my mom was getting to run outside because she heard me screaming from outside I ran in a hugged my mom and just starting crying in front of her telling her what happened and she said she heard everything it was sooo loud! It was so traumatizing to me just knowing that I was just potentially 10 ft away from losing my life last night 😰

[@KTB3E]

“how do I make sure I’m not that guy” right 😂😂

[@mohitsharma7058]

when you stuck by lightning you may become fastest man alive or just another dead man.

[@legionmaniac-9202]

Fastest dead man alive?

[@legionmaniac-9202]

@Sky 201 doubt they'll catch me 😂😂

[@kirayukimura7776]

I remember being struck by lightning when I was 7 and that was year 2003. Ever since that day I started growing white and grey hair up until now I'm the only family member who has this kind of hair.

[@bunn2191]

But am I the only one who love to see lighting? It’s wickedly beautiful!!

[@celestialbeing985]

Almost as beautiful as fire

[@abhinavavarma4050]

I wish your love kiss you as soon as possible

[@zervver]

When there's lightning, you know it always brings me down.

[@mr.jungshook955]

Awww I thought I could get super powers from a lighting strike😞😖😥😢😭

[@pollocamperocookies]

Ikr 😥xD

[@vernawillis6928]

You can, watch hear no evil on youtube.... its based on a true story of a girl that was struck by lightning

[@odessawales]

Bruh

[@gradientO]

*...you would become **_Flash_*

[@philyhero33go]

Justin Y. You watch to much porn

[@mastermind4323]

Flash Card?

[@fxgamer4870]

@@philyhero33go thats a fake one

[@philyhero33go]

fx Gamer lol 😂 yeah

[@ashborn4697]

@@philyhero33go scuze me wat

[@nicolelauren8740]

i was almost struck by lightning as a kid. i remember being totally blinded by it seeing nothing but bright white for a few seconds and hearing the buzzing sound of electricity. not long after i started needing to wear glasses. i know it could just be total coincidence but after hearing 1:44 it makes me wonder if that experience could have contributed to my vision deteriorating

[@kellmedd4925]

I can vouch for that, people forget that lightning, especially when it's right in front of someone striking down. THAT, is blinding. Not to mention deafening hearing the full volume at that close of range.

[@nesletchimaew9209]

for me it was just a split second of the bright light. Before that, i registered a loud bang. The crazy thing is what happens after, when reality fades back in. I was on a bicycle going 55mph/80kmh. I got a little short sighted since but I think that might be due to excessive screen time.

[@adithyasupra885]

Thanks for the information

[@nickschallick5259]

Nice video! I love how educational it is.

[@danivanvelthoven2135]

I heard a lot of people struggle with depression after getting hit by lightning, like it does something to your brains. Anybody heard this too?

[@stanislemovsky5590]

Yes, changes in personality, difficulties focusing, motor problems ... Lightnings physically grill the brain, vaporising liquid in it, if you get hit in the wrong place, so pretty much anything that can happen from a brain haemorrhage can happen from a lightning strike too. Lightnings are not a thing to trifle with.

[@mohdkashan9826]

I use to do exactly the opposite u said... I use to go out of house whenever there is a Thunderstorm... I like watching it standing in a middle.. feeling the force of air striking my body

[@jacobkelly7558]

Brilliant video When Thunder roars go indoors best quote of 2098

[@deelarry2137]

I was struck 17 years ago. When I was 13. Scared the crap put of me. Burnt the hair on my arm (where it hit me), but I was totally fine all I remember is a extremely bright flash and my arm stinging. My dad found it hard to believe, buy my burnt arm hair was the proof. BTW, I was completely fine. Just no hair on my arm until it grew back.

[@nesletchimaew9209]

Did you also hear a loud bang like a grenade? The lightning did nothing to me so noone is ever going to believe me, but anyway in my memory i registered the bang first and then immediately everything was white and then reality faded back in. I was going downhill very fast on my bicycle which is probably why i got struck but the speed probably also made me evade any damage

[@deelarry2137]

@@nesletchimaew9209 I believe you. The light was way overpowering the noise.

[@engineergaming3412]

The shockwave part can definitely knock you down when I was 8 I went outside to get something and lighting struck a bench about 10 feet away and it knocked my down pretty damn hard

[@techlover978]

very cool video bro thanks for sharing

[@yvonneanderson7032]

A 9 year old boy has just been hit by lightning in Blackpool uk and sadly died on the 11/5/21 He was playing football one on one with his coach when he was hit playing in an open field, a massive lfc supporter , the storm came from nowhere , there was no warning nothing and lasted all of 3 minutes. Sleep tight little man 🙏❤💔 god bless you Jordan banks 🙏 GBNF YNWA

[@Selenadreamon]

I still cannot comprehend that the human body can survive a strike from a lightning bolt that is hotter than the surface of the sun!!!!

[@JakeMckay1738]

"You've been thunderstruck"

[@isaactaylor08]

Damn I just made a jailbreak.

[@darknightmike10yearsago]

I love a good AC/DC reference 🎸 🤘🏻

[@OGPimpin]

I needed this

[@PoisonelleMisty4311]

thanks for sharing

[@corkystorky]

I was riding a bike near a golf course with orchard, I got caught by a thunderstorm and I saw lightning rods on the side and front, about 200 meters away, I got so scared that I might get hit, and then I looked up the sky and saw what appeared to be an umbrella of electrical pulses, like branches of a tree. Fortunately the lightnings did not hit me, kind of 5 meters above my head, but I got to say, that was both beautiful and awesome and scary all at the same time.

[@du_nut_tuch_me4230]

Is this what you want? Come on, Strike me down, Zeus... *You don't have the ball-*

[@apatheticviber2437]

RIP

[@gangsterji8455]

Are you alive?

[@Kearskill]

@@gangsterji8455 uhh its been a while now.. hopefully he is

[@kingsleyanthony6887]

thank you. this video teach us good things.

[@nglaihock4313]

thanks!this really help!🤩

[@NoFaceGuy505]

I live in Greece to be exact I live on crete, anyway there was a thunderstorm about a month ago, lightnings were hitting so close to me and my friends that I was sure I'd get hit by one, we were under a balcony near the city port with our motorcycles, well you see I have a phobia of lightnings making it hard for me to stay calm while all of that was happening, I managed to stay calm and started pushing my motorcycle instead of riding it to my friends house witch wasn't clove by, anyway for all I know is that I won't get out that much this winter 😅

[@chaos3088]

For all survivor of lightning strike, they'll have a permanent strike mark looks like a tree's root on their body forever. If lightning gets through you : Crispy outside, tender inside

[@kingporter67]

Super video!!

[@mialoren8741]

Good information to keep in my head on the highway…headed towards a storm…

[@dovilaguna4543]

Must be Kratos vs Zeus up there...

[@namaske2594]

*_-Dad Of Boi-_*

[@fulcrum2951]

Where's the blood and gore?

[@pyrrehraus6571]

Zeus did a *o o f*

[@cj131]

well, if lightning strikes you, you'll transform into a titan.

[@jahnae.]

eren.

[@cj131]

@@jahnae. Mikasa...!

[@alii1446]

Nah ull become the flash

[@sujaymanassehpasupuleti6876]

Ya, u become SHAZAM

[@sujaymanassehpasupuleti6876]

⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡

[@AngeloortizOG]

I always thought cars were safe in a storm, but that isn’t always the case. Last summer it began storming while I was surfing in nj. Got to the car and had one hand on the inside of the trunk. Huge white flash happens and I feel my whole arm and chest shock real hot. I relaxed for a bit and enjoyed an ice cream. I even surfed again when the storm passed. But the car seemed to act as a conductor. Not only that, the car DIED in the middle of the highway on the ride home. Hyundai Elantra 2017, computer shut, breaks cut out and so did the gas. Thankfully we made it to the should safely using the E brake. THE CAR AINT AS SAFE AS YOU THINK.

[@weirdvlogs4200]

As a person who's had ECT which is basically the same thing. ED did occur frequently sadly not many people have patience for a person's injury in "treatments" or their recovery.

[@yourewrong4090]

Well.. just a small tip: you can't run from a lightning which already chose it's next victim. Standing outside, in an unprotected environment doesn't matter what you are carrying, where or on what you are standing, or where you find yourself at a sea base level, your chances of being struck are equal and should worry you. Being outside is always a bad spot, no matter where you are finding yourself, whether you have your cellphone at you or anything you can think of. The best bet you have is to always be prepared and never adventure outside while a storm is nearby.

[@spock7945]

what you wrote is true!

[@Trep3]

talk about *small* tips

[@yourewrong4090]

Mohamed Hanafy It is, indeed, a small tip.

[@yourewrong4090]

JamesP - Yes, you can still consider it a small one. How about not taking everything literally all the time?

[@pyrrehraus6571]

I think I should vigorously exercise and run a lot outside while the weather forecast tells that there will be thunderstorms for 2 days straight

[@babeena_gt_3645]

My older brother was struck by lightning when he was 13, all he has is some weird spider looking burn on his legs ,other then that he is fine

[@nathanbaum6952]

If lightning ever wants to strike you just say no. Lightning cannot legally strike you without your consent

[@Uneke]

That blastwave info is real! I was 20 ft away from a strike at a basketball court right outside my backyard. When it hit, my whole house shook and my patio door shattered. I was outside having a smoke when it happened and I couldn’t hear properly for 2 days.

[@nesletchimaew9209]

Some lightnings are more powerful than others. There's also different types of them. You must have met the holy grail

[@Uneke]

@@nesletchimaew9209 really? That’s neat. All I know is, that one was like a massive concussion grenade lol everything went white and the loudest noise I’ve ever heard rung through my body while glass flew all over the place.

[@whoeverwhoever400]

"stay indoor during a storm" yeah, if my boss would listen.

[@hiteshgarg8279]

Who is here after 107 people are killed by lightening today in India's Bihar and UP?

[@helloshort4489]

Hey I'm here ...

[@roseblxssom3658]

Thank you for the explanation I appreciate it know ik

[@akhademahenrda141]

Very good presentation

[@latashaharvin5639]

I almost got struck by lightning when I was a teenager, I was walking to my grandparents house during a severe thunderstorm, the bolt of lightning was 2 inches from my head, the lightning was so loud I got a terrible headache. I was so lucky.

[@supremeeric3759]

Man: *What’s that in the sky!* *Gets struck by lightning* Man: *Hi I’m Barry Allen, The fastest man in the world.*

[@victorm2884]

Thank you for telling me makes my heart feel well

[@MethuselahMagsayo-bq9lp]

This is why I have astraphobia or fear of lightning and thunder since childhood. I also created a story about it.

[@akmal5887]

1:44 Error 404. Hand went missing. Please contact nearest doctor to proceed Safe Mode.

[@adhilsameer1564]

മിന്നൽ മുരളി ⚡️⚡️

[@roseblush2271]

A 9 year old boy jordan banks here in the UK died after been struck by lightning last week devastating shocked the whole country 💔💔💔😭😭

[@ahmerakbar1]

if you are struck by lightning.. right after that any thing you'll pray for will be given to you.