Story from Ars Technica - "I was struck by lightning yesterday—and boy am I sore"

[Logan Darklighter]

Wow... 
"Sir, look at me—did you have any shoes on?" asked the emergency medical tech. "Were you wearing shoes when you were struck?"
"Huh?" I wondered, a little dazed. "What's with the shoe obsession?"

I stumbled out of the studio and toward the house where my wife and children were staring out at me in horror. They had seen the flash and heard the tremendous crack that comes with a nearby lightning strike. My son Felix said the flash was so bright that he thought it had gone through the kitchen. As I staggered into the house looking like a wide-eyed psychopath, everyone knew something had happened. "I, I, I... think we need to call 911!" I stuttered.

Read the whole thing amazing and pretty funny to read. Thankfully no lasting injury to Jason Marlin, the author of the piece and the guy who got hit by lightning. Check out the link in his article to the Lichtenburg Scars too. I never knew about such things!

[Dartz]

Shocking... absolutely shocking.
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[robkelk]

Shocking... absolutely shocking.

I would have said "empowering"...
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

[Bluemage]

robkelk wrote:

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Dartz wrote:

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Shocking... absolutely shocking.

I would have said "empowering"...

I'm getting a real charge out of this.

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My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Atom Bomb of Courteous Debate. Get yours.

I've been writing a bit.

[Ankhani]

Yeah, that story had a very high potential for disaster.
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The Master said: "It is all in vain! I have never yet seen a man who can perceive his own faults and bring the charge home against himself."

>Analects: Book V, Chaper XXVI

[Bob Schroeck]

Well, golly gee shazam!
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

[SkyeFire]

Fortunately, he was sufficiently resistant as to avoid the induction of currents beyond his capacity to rectify. Although I must say, the punnery in this thread is downright revolting -- isn't anyone going to pay a proper ohmage?

[robkelk]

What,, you're expecting gravitas to rival that of Jupiter on this forum?
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

[Bluemage]

robkelk wrote:

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What,, you're expecting gravitas to rival that of Jupiter on this forum?

It can happen!  The odds are downright astronomical, but it can happen!

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My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Atom Bomb of Courteous Debate. Get yours.

I've been writing a bit.