See What Lightning Strike Survivors Look Like (Disturbing Photos)
The odds of getting struck by lightning in any given year are about 1 in 300,000. And although roughly 90% of those struck survive, the electrical discharge scars some of them with a tattoo-like mark, known as the Lichtenberg figure. But that’s not all.
And although roughly 90% of those struck survive, the electrical discharge scars some of them with a tattoo-like mark
It is known as the Lichtenberg figure
A lightning bolt can heat the surrounding air to 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit (27,760 degrees Celsius)This is five times hotter than the sun
A cloud-to-ground strike cal also contain up to 1 billion volts of electricity
When this amount of energy enters your body, it
short-circuits the small electrical signals that run the heart, lungs,
and nervous system
This can lead to cardiac arrest, seizures, brain injury, spinal cord damage, and amnesia
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