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

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  • čas přidán 5. 05. 2018
  • 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
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  • @AlvinFS27
    @AlvinFS27 Před 4 lety +5140

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

    • @flagmichael
      @flagmichael Před 4 lety +42

      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.

    • @rizike6948
      @rizike6948 Před 4 lety +55

      [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.

    • @terrarianangel8274
      @terrarianangel8274 Před 4 lety +15

      @@rizike6948 I am muslim nice to meet you

    • @rizike6948
      @rizike6948 Před 4 lety +10

      @@terrarianangel8274 Nice too meet you too.

    • @rizike6948
      @rizike6948 Před 4 lety +6

      @Harry Inkpot What was mentioned long before?

  • @Brandon-vy6uw
    @Brandon-vy6uw Před 5 lety +4166

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

    • @iBringTheRain24
      @iBringTheRain24 Před 5 lety +464

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

    • @dzanandulic1088
      @dzanandulic1088 Před 5 lety +97

      *Vsauce entered the chat*

    • @ec169
      @ec169 Před 4 lety +17

      Brandon *shane Dawson mode activated*

    • @Terminate1783
      @Terminate1783 Před 4 lety +34

      Thats so dispointing if u were hit by lightning u should turn into skeleton

    • @ct92404
      @ct92404 Před 4 lety +73

      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.

  • @artist3513
    @artist3513 Před 4 lety +1339

    Luckily I listened to uncle Iroh when he explained how to bend the lightning😊😊

    • @Master-bejuder
      @Master-bejuder Před 4 lety +37

      Artist omg thanks for the nostalgia 😁👀

    • @Master-bejuder
      @Master-bejuder Před 4 lety +8

      Artist 20th liker

    • @mariuspopa7606
      @mariuspopa7606 Před 4 lety +16

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂best comment out of all

    • @baekhyuns_kimistripark3194
      @baekhyuns_kimistripark3194 Před 4 lety +4

      You just remind me of my fav huhuhu.

    • @karinja3172
      @karinja3172 Před 4 lety +8

      Avatar is on netflix

  • @biterness2323
    @biterness2323 Před 3 lety +318

    I’ll just redirect the lightning like Iroh does. Easy.

  • @jahnnoiwilliams971
    @jahnnoiwilliams971 Před 6 lety +4357

    You turn into the flash

    • @mj-tw9zq
      @mj-tw9zq Před 6 lety +21

      Lol

    • @mj-tw9zq
      @mj-tw9zq Před 6 lety +21

      Lol

    • @pyrrehraus6571
      @pyrrehraus6571 Před 6 lety +127

      your life flashes before your eyes indeed

    • @xuxxux5580
      @xuxxux5580 Před 5 lety +38

      The stupidest thing anyone could believe is Trump being a good president . LOL

    • @sponge6171
      @sponge6171 Před 5 lety +5

      Xux Xux explain yourself

  • @cloud2676
    @cloud2676 Před 5 lety +3195

    People: I got struck by lightning and it traumatised me
    People from Norway: I got struck by lightning because I have been blessed by *THOR*

  • @aljuria3452
    @aljuria3452 Před 4 lety +234

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

    • @irmamartinez4256
      @irmamartinez4256 Před 4 lety +2

      . . . Thunder can’t hit you . . .

    • @irmamartinez4256
      @irmamartinez4256 Před 4 lety +2

      Lightning can but thunder can’t 😐

    • @aljuria3452
      @aljuria3452 Před 4 lety +2

      @@irmamartinez4256 Lol my bad I meant lightning haha 😅

    • @jameslopezb2733
      @jameslopezb2733 Před 2 lety

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

    • @jameslopezb2733
      @jameslopezb2733 Před 2 lety

      @@HessianLikeTheFabric u said thunder can strike u yet it’s just a human charging at u

  • @brianthesnail3815
    @brianthesnail3815 Před 2 lety +439

    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
      @johneastmond9092 Před 2 lety +32

      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
      @rexy6341 Před rokem +8

      @@johneastmond9092 sir, you're pretty smart man 🙂

    • @gutembergrocha6078
      @gutembergrocha6078 Před rokem +4

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

    • @johneastmond9092
      @johneastmond9092 Před rokem +16

      @@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
      @niara6 Před rokem +2

      my god
      are u okay now?

  • @veronicavictorious5141
    @veronicavictorious5141 Před 6 lety +1465

    *"When thunder roars, GO INDOORS"*

  • @InvestingHustler
    @InvestingHustler Před 6 lety +2535

    Quick and most logical answer is you gain super powers duh 😂👌

  • @buckylovesplums_6731
    @buckylovesplums_6731 Před rokem +68

    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
      @Bojannna44 Před rokem +8

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

    • @fwoop4848
      @fwoop4848 Před rokem +8

      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
      @user-kt2kg3ku4v Před rokem +2

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

    • @malachisanders704
      @malachisanders704 Před rokem

      Hello there

    • @kellmedd4925
      @kellmedd4925 Před rokem +2

      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.

  • @wparo
    @wparo Před 3 lety +520

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

  • @Kattar_Hindu1986
    @Kattar_Hindu1986 Před 6 lety +364

    You become a powerbank for a second

    • @Kattar_Hindu1986
      @Kattar_Hindu1986 Před 6 lety +15

      Arisa Yurunomi with a wireless charging plate on his belly 😂

    • @pyrrehraus6571
      @pyrrehraus6571 Před 6 lety +4

      you stick your finger in the phone

    • @Kattar_Hindu1986
      @Kattar_Hindu1986 Před 6 lety +1

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

    • @pyrrehraus6571
      @pyrrehraus6571 Před 6 lety +1

      ah
      but won't you be a *powerhouse?*
      *i can't type lenny so put here*

    • @Kattar_Hindu1986
      @Kattar_Hindu1986 Před 5 lety

      IamTOXIC Gaming nah! Your mouth is a better place

  • @oliobgmoti-bulgaria8401
    @oliobgmoti-bulgaria8401 Před 3 lety +60

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

  • @Flup2
    @Flup2 Před 4 lety +218

    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
      @th_sm_shi Před 2 lety +13

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

    • @hitman9078
      @hitman9078 Před 2 lety +26

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

    • @althor9997
      @althor9997 Před 2 lety +5

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

    • @victorrialynn
      @victorrialynn Před 2 lety +10

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

    • @althor9997
      @althor9997 Před 2 lety +4

      @@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

  • @krissykat1372
    @krissykat1372 Před 2 lety +228

    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
    👁️👄👁️

  • @edwardk.7750
    @edwardk.7750 Před 6 lety +604

    Easy. I become the flash

  • @mythicdreamss
    @mythicdreamss Před 5 lety +440

    “When thunder roars, GO OUTDOORS”

  • @harrisonstrunack858
    @harrisonstrunack858 Před 4 lety +154

    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
      @LewysC Před 4 lety +5

      oh god

    • @katewill8700
      @katewill8700 Před 3 lety +3

      @@LewysC watch your mouth

    • @Youmargames
      @Youmargames Před 3 lety +21

      @@katewill8700 he only say "oh god" to express shocked tho?

    • @gutso5749
      @gutso5749 Před 3 lety

      @Hiền Nguyễn Thu pop

    • @KryptonKr
      @KryptonKr Před 2 lety +2

      @@katewill8700 What mouth? He was typing?

  • @slushee6526
    @slushee6526 Před 3 lety +32

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

  • @currythebest4941
    @currythebest4941 Před 5 lety +852

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

    • @user-rx1gv7gb8f
      @user-rx1gv7gb8f Před 4 lety +7

      Curry__Beatz I hate you (jk) 😂😂😂

    • @rasul2272
      @rasul2272 Před 4 lety +14

      im gonna need you to believe the impossible

    • @chuwuya4247
      @chuwuya4247 Před 4 lety +8

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

    • @cristiangarcia5348
      @cristiangarcia5348 Před 4 lety

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

    • @cy6lon354
      @cy6lon354 Před 4 lety

      Fastest man alive for this particular episode !

  • @FataMazaya
    @FataMazaya Před 6 lety +826

    Well don't make Zeus angry then

  • @TheWaynelds
    @TheWaynelds Před 2 lety +50

    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.

  • @G82Jesse
    @G82Jesse Před 2 lety +21

    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
      @nesletchimaew9209 Před 9 měsíci +1

      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

  • @McHeisenburger
    @McHeisenburger Před 6 lety +369

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

    • @aroonimgoswami5775
      @aroonimgoswami5775 Před 6 lety +3

      Name not found lol

    • @Felisargyle
      @Felisargyle Před 6 lety +71

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

    • @namaske2594
      @namaske2594 Před 6 lety +33

      Ill get those in the local tattoo shop instead

    • @sajaak940
      @sajaak940 Před 6 lety +21

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

    • @aroonimgoswami5775
      @aroonimgoswami5775 Před 6 lety +1

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

  • @sithlordsoup
    @sithlordsoup Před 6 lety +948

    WHY is Gamora.

    • @wj9855
      @wj9855 Před 6 lety +42

      Lol, why is this here?

    • @doodieberry8788
      @doodieberry8788 Před 6 lety +61

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

    • @JKM00
      @JKM00 Před 6 lety +59

      sithlordsoup ILL DO YOU ONE BETTER *HOW IS GAMORA*

    • @itsmejb
      @itsmejb Před 6 lety +36

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

    • @yogeshchandrasekharuni4054
      @yogeshchandrasekharuni4054 Před 6 lety +46

      I'll do you one Gamora, why is better

  • @haimuj
    @haimuj Před 2 lety +51

    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
      @stanislemovsky5590 Před 10 měsíci

      Good Idea!

    • @areallybigannoyingorangefa6562
      @areallybigannoyingorangefa6562 Před 8 měsíci

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

    • @haimuj
      @haimuj Před 7 měsíci

      @@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
      @rootsAlkebu Před 6 měsíci +1

      I love being in the pouring rain.

  • @bradleywelch9290
    @bradleywelch9290 Před 2 lety +56

    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
      @niara6 Před rokem

      is there any other injuries?

    • @Sammie551
      @Sammie551 Před 5 měsíci +1

      It's not amazing, it's scary

  • @dantecrailman8861
    @dantecrailman8861 Před 6 lety +178

    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
      @mxmarcelx5274 Před 6 lety

      i too

    • @israelasimon423
      @israelasimon423 Před 6 lety +1

      Yes I remember seeing that on Tv

    • @masashing4892
      @masashing4892 Před 5 lety +10

      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
      @varisha6034 Před 5 lety +1

      Dante Crailman Lmfaooooo

  • @dzanandulic1088
    @dzanandulic1088 Před 5 lety +308

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

    • @stibba4286
      @stibba4286 Před 4 lety +23

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

    • @mfnjoey
      @mfnjoey Před 4 lety +2

      Fookyjeets y’all so butthurt lmao go outside

    • @MrKrypt
      @MrKrypt Před 4 lety

      @@Ali_Ya_Ali rrrrrr//////////wooooooooooooooooosh

    • @MrKrypt
      @MrKrypt Před 4 lety +1

      @Ho Oh r/iamverysmart

    • @MrKrypt
      @MrKrypt Před 4 lety

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

  • @CainTheMain
    @CainTheMain Před 2 lety +54

    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
      @cloudeight3887 Před rokem +9

      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
      @NazriB Před rokem

      Lies again? Lightning Reflexes

    • @vbbbb-qb8we
      @vbbbb-qb8we Před rokem

      @@cloudeight3887
      😂

    • @Vishnu-B
      @Vishnu-B Před 11 měsíci +3

      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
      @jasonbrody8957 Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@cloudeight3887 did you survive?

  • @SICRoosterKido
    @SICRoosterKido Před 4 lety +47

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

    • @scathe5858
      @scathe5858 Před 4 lety +4

      SICRoosterKido but the chances are decreased when inside

    • @DOLLIKOO.
      @DOLLIKOO. Před 3 lety +1

      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
      @iatekids1810 Před 2 lety +2

      I was during a loudest thunderstorm ever in my life

    • @Saints2929
      @Saints2929 Před 2 lety

      Bruh

  • @Ringtargo75
    @Ringtargo75 Před 5 lety +442

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

  • @EntityTaken
    @EntityTaken Před 4 lety +201

    Lightning is 5x hotter than the surface of the sun

    • @seken-niki69
      @seken-niki69 Před 4 lety +17

      meme says *really nigguh?*

    • @jahnayamuhammad3768
      @jahnayamuhammad3768 Před 3 lety +3

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

    • @shivam_nagar69
      @shivam_nagar69 Před 2 lety +3

      sun *crying* in pain

    • @boobiesexmachine
      @boobiesexmachine Před 2 lety +1

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

    • @EntityTaken
      @EntityTaken Před 2 lety +10

      @@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.

  • @usainbolt6555
    @usainbolt6555 Před 4 lety +11

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

  • @johannaonessss
    @johannaonessss Před 3 lety +5

    anyone here after the boy in blackpool died?

  • @geeman2156
    @geeman2156 Před 6 lety +46

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

  • @jsj3498
    @jsj3498 Před 6 lety +635

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

  • @11thDC
    @11thDC Před 7 měsíci +5

    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.

  • @Michael26z
    @Michael26z Před 3 lety +10

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

  • @craftmasy
    @craftmasy Před 6 lety +327

    Well dis video is shocking

  • @M8OfTheNorth
    @M8OfTheNorth Před 5 lety +22

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

  • @kumabear1030
    @kumabear1030 Před 4 lety +42

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

    • @krissykat1372
      @krissykat1372 Před 2 lety +5

      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
      @simplyjay0748 Před 2 lety

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

    • @nesletchimaew9209
      @nesletchimaew9209 Před 9 měsíci

      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
      @nesletchimaew9209 Před 9 měsíci

      ​@@simplyjay0748for me it didn't hurt whatsoever

  • @blazetankersley5745
    @blazetankersley5745 Před rokem +5

    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 😰

  • @JuanGarcia-sy7js
    @JuanGarcia-sy7js Před 6 lety +249

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

    • @EchoCedric561
      @EchoCedric561 Před 5 lety +11

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

    • @EchoCedric561
      @EchoCedric561 Před 5 lety +3

      @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
      @jackalakajack6454 Před 4 lety

      Lighting can strike you indoors

    • @infinityxtanishq8712
      @infinityxtanishq8712 Před 4 lety

      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
      @SK-dw3ed Před 3 lety

      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 CZcams 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 CZcams 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 🏫.

  • @jhanejovero5067
    @jhanejovero5067 Před 6 lety +194

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

  • @jacobkelly7558
    @jacobkelly7558 Před 4 lety +6

    Brilliant video When Thunder roars go indoors best quote of 2098

  • @bunn2191
    @bunn2191 Před 4 lety +19

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

  • @BimboNympho
    @BimboNympho Před 5 lety +207

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

    • @user-wx2fq9xm1y
      @user-wx2fq9xm1y Před 3 lety +11

      Are they still on your skin

    • @ashborn4697
      @ashborn4697 Před 3 lety +31

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

    • @Honey-ir8wo
      @Honey-ir8wo Před 3 lety +9

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

    • @mabisfab77paintball
      @mabisfab77paintball Před 3 lety +18

      @@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
      @Honey-ir8wo Před 3 lety

      @@mabisfab77paintball thx

  • @mohitsharma7058
    @mohitsharma7058 Před 6 lety +25

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

  • @drsonja2555
    @drsonja2555 Před 4 lety +3

    Anyone else watching this in a thunderstorm?

  • @mr.jungshook955
    @mr.jungshook955 Před 4 lety +30

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

  • @kirayukimura7776
    @kirayukimura7776 Před 6 lety +3

    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.

  • @nickschallick5259
    @nickschallick5259 Před 6 lety +4

    Nice video! I love how educational it is.

  • @KTB3E
    @KTB3E Před 3 lety +15

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

  • @OGPimpin
    @OGPimpin Před 2 lety

    I needed this

  • @zervver
    @zervver Před 3 lety +7

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

  • @gradientO
    @gradientO Před 6 lety +138

    *...you would become **_Flash_*

  • @ayschiefer
    @ayschiefer Před 2 lety +2

    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.

  • @catholicfemininity2126
    @catholicfemininity2126 Před 2 lety +4

    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.

  • @nicolelauren8740
    @nicolelauren8740 Před rokem +9

    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
      @kellmedd4925 Před rokem +1

      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
      @nesletchimaew9209 Před 9 měsíci

      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.

  • @deelarry2137
    @deelarry2137 Před 2 lety +11

    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
      @nesletchimaew9209 Před 9 měsíci +1

      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
      @deelarry2137 Před 9 měsíci

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

  • @adithyasupra885
    @adithyasupra885 Před 3 lety

    Thanks for the information

  • @victorm2884
    @victorm2884 Před 3 lety

    Thank you for telling me makes my heart feel well

  • @JakeMckay1738
    @JakeMckay1738 Před 4 lety +16

    "You've been thunderstruck"

  • @engineergaming3412
    @engineergaming3412 Před 3 lety +5

    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

  • @kingsleyanthony6887
    @kingsleyanthony6887 Před 4 lety +2

    thank you. this video teach us good things.

  • @mohdkashan9826
    @mohdkashan9826 Před 3 lety +2

    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

  • @whoeverwhoever400
    @whoeverwhoever400 Před 5 lety +7

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

  • @du_nut_tuch_me4230
    @du_nut_tuch_me4230 Před 3 lety +16

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

  • @mialoren8741
    @mialoren8741 Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @nglaihock4313
    @nglaihock4313 Před 3 lety

    thanks!this really help!🤩

  • @NoFaceGuy505
    @NoFaceGuy505 Před 3 lety +3

    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 😅

  • @Selenadreamon
    @Selenadreamon Před rokem +4

    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!!!!

  • @PoisonelleMisty4311
    @PoisonelleMisty4311 Před 4 měsíci

    thanks for sharing

  • @techlover978
    @techlover978 Před 8 dny

    very cool video bro thanks for sharing

  • @corkystorky
    @corkystorky Před rokem +5

    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.

  • @dovilaguna4543
    @dovilaguna4543 Před 6 lety +43

    Must be Kratos vs Zeus up there...

  • @nathanbaum6952
    @nathanbaum6952 Před 3 lety +2

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

  • @yvonneanderson7032
    @yvonneanderson7032 Před 3 lety +2

    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

  • @danivanvelthoven2135
    @danivanvelthoven2135 Před rokem +5

    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
      @stanislemovsky5590 Před 10 měsíci

      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.

  • @cj131
    @cj131 Před 3 lety +18

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

  • @kingporter67
    @kingporter67 Před rokem

    Super video!!

  • @roseblxssom3658
    @roseblxssom3658 Před 2 lety

    Thank you for the explanation I appreciate it know ik

  • @samsmusichub
    @samsmusichub Před 5 lety +3

    This video is so en-LIGHTNING!

  • @pookes1744
    @pookes1744 Před 5 lety +16

    0:54 I turn into the flash

  • @luke-hc4fh
    @luke-hc4fh Před 2 lety +2

    "this could lead to cardiac arrest and seizures"
    *happy music playing in the background*

  • @AngeloortizOG
    @AngeloortizOG Před 2 lety +1

    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.

  • @supremeeric3759
    @supremeeric3759 Před 4 lety +8

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

  • @chaos3088
    @chaos3088 Před 3 lety +3

    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

  • @christopherleubner6633
    @christopherleubner6633 Před 8 měsíci

    Got nailed by lightning, and it was very painful. I drew 3 foot bright white sparks to my camper, and it blew out the soles of my dilapidated shoes. Caused some muscle and joint pain as well as weakness on my left side. The reaction is literal shock and disbelief more than pain initially. The pain hits a few minutes later, and peaks in a few hours, and lasts a few days.

  • @weirdvlogs4200
    @weirdvlogs4200 Před 3 lety +1

    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
    @yourewrong4090 Před 6 lety +69

    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
      @spock7945 Před 6 lety +2

      what you wrote is true!

    • @Trep3
      @Trep3 Před 6 lety +5

      talk about *small* tips

    • @yourewrong4090
      @yourewrong4090 Před 6 lety

      Mohamed Hanafy It is, indeed, a small tip.

    • @yourewrong4090
      @yourewrong4090 Před 6 lety

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

    • @pyrrehraus6571
      @pyrrehraus6571 Před 6 lety +1

      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

  • @el403
    @el403 Před 3 lety +5

    RIP to the lad in Blackpool 🙏🏻

  • @Uneke
    @Uneke Před rokem +1

    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
      @nesletchimaew9209 Před 9 měsíci

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

    • @Uneke
      @Uneke Před 9 měsíci

      @@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.

  • @MethuselahMagsayo-bq9lp
    @MethuselahMagsayo-bq9lp Před 6 měsíci +1

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

  • @hiteshgarg8279
    @hiteshgarg8279 Před 3 lety +19

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

  • @adhilsameer1564
    @adhilsameer1564 Před 2 lety +3

    മിന്നൽ മുരളി ⚡️⚡️

  • @HEIDIHAPPYtoBeAFlea
    @HEIDIHAPPYtoBeAFlea Před 9 měsíci

    Imy aon and I are homeless in Maine living in a tent and we were struck July 5th.. the lasting effects have been severe spasms and pain in our muscles and joints in our legs and we are have the same issue in our lumbar and thorasic parts of our back..
    We are dealing with major PTSD and anxiety symptoms and aren't sleeping well or anywhere close to the amount before we were struck and no one will treat or listen and we are suffering horribly ... I don't know what more we expected from small town Maine but my God this is horrifying ...

  • @watermelongirl4655
    @watermelongirl4655 Před 3 lety

    Love the rhyme “When you hear thunder roar…GO INDOORS!”