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Human Voltage
 

 

Topic - Lightning
Subject - Human Voltage

July 24, 2007
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Human Voltage

What happens when people and lightning converge

 

The following article outlines some very interesting facts about lightning strikes:

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  • Men are stuck by lightning four times more often than women
  • Only flash floods and river floods cause more weather-related deaths
  • Only 20% of lightning victims are immediately struck dead
  • Florida has twice as many lightning casualties as any other state

 

Click here to read the entire article from Science@NASA

 

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Comments
  • The article helped explain the problems I am having. I was struck by a Leader Line on 4/21/07 that came up through the ground and was trying but failed to be the primary leader. That one came 8 feet away. My girl friend was walking her dog and holding my hand. She jumped sideways and I watched the arc from her hand to my right pinky extend out almost 3 feet before it broke. The bang was worse than combat. I hurt in every joint of my body at the time and she had a metallic taste in her mouth.

    I now live in pain every day and though I can function on the job and my mind there is clear I have a hard time doing bids and quotes or functioning in day to day life. Sleep has become a thing of the past. Muscle strength is there but will suddenly go, like the drill suddenly went from 9 lbs. to 300.

    Not fun and I thought 100KV shock was a lot to take. Boy was I ever wrong.

    Kid Stevens
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  • please,send news electrical code.

    roberto soto
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  • What's one of the first "rules" with lightning?

    DO NOT get under trees.

    Just had a man killed and his two sons injured that had sought shelter under a tree out in Lost Maples park.

    Bob S.
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  • Interesting article. I would like to see a comment post for personal experiences with lightning. I know I have a few.

    Mark Prairie
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  • I certainly give that an amen. Made a lot of money repairing damages to sprinkler pumps an d sat antennas. The worse cities are Plantation and Sunrise.

    Jack Murphy

    Jack Murphy
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