[mariachi]

I thought the danger in Mexico only r gangs....

[lion]

Omg wtf Wowow

[gimlet]

Originally Posted by mariachi ↗

I thought the danger in Mexico only r gangs....

gangs and Hey-Zeus

[jbell0129]

seconds before this happened:

"God strike me down if im lyin!"

[GrimWitted]

Originally Posted by foxfantastic ↗

Okay THAT is my worst fear: astraphobia, it's called. Can't see vivid flashes of lightning, can't hear thunder crash close by. I think I've broken land speed records on the very rare occasions I've been caught outside when a storm breaks, running towards a location with a roof over it. This is why. I don't give a fuck if you have a greater chance of winning the lottery than being struck by lightning, people win the lottery all the time.

That being said, seeing as I'm not anywhere near it, it's quite beautiful to behold, like living beams of sunshine. The bolt actually crawls across the sand in order to strike that second poor motherfucker, almost as if it were being guided...

Amen, and well said. I really don't fuck around with lightning.

[jaybo]

In Florida locals know to stay off the beach, tourists get killed every year

[M.F.D.B.]

Originally Posted by jaybo ↗

In Florida locals know to stay off the beach, tourists get killed every year

Citations needed...

[NikkiMD]

Originally Posted by gimlet ↗

And in that seminal National Geo article I mentioned, they had a picture of hikers with their hair all standing on end and they are smiling. found camera footage, they all died from the ensuing lightning strike.

I really wanna see that article! Any idea what part of the title was?

[gimlet]

Originally Posted by NikkiMD ↗

I really wanna see that article! Any idea what part of the title was?

Hi Darling Nikki! Welcome to Documenting Reality. Are you a doctor, live in Maryland (MD) or?

The title was: "National Geographic Lightning Nature's Spectacle July 1993 Vol. 184, No. 1"

You can buy a used copy on Ebay, plenty for sale, look at Ebay listing 115929994924

National Geo has a lot of technical info on lightning and some pics, such as this link:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/e...icle/lightning

[SparktricianMike]

Clearly see the tri-pulses as it smashes the first person, then the second strike a couple of meters away from the second before it then hits them directly also,,, the electrician in me loves this. Even if it hit between both of them, the step potential would have killed or seriously hurt....