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    How do people survive being hit by a bolt of lightning?

    Question #51268. Asked by the_peacemaker. (Sep 27 04 3:28 AM)


    Brainyblonde

    		Although lightning has contributed to more deaths than any other weather phenomena, the odds of surviving a lightning strike are quite good.
    Injuries that are sustained are usually not what people would expect. No, a person does not burst into flames, and no, the person is not "electrified" and dangerous to touch. These are just myths built over time. In reality, a person may not have many external symptoms at all.
    http://snrs.unl.edu/amet451/freier/effects.html


    Sep 27 04, 6:33 AM

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