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I haven’t been hit directly, but I have been indirectly. I was working with some wiring inside a building when it got struck maybe 100ft away outside. All I re
by cpsns 4y ago
I haven’t been hit directly, but I have been indirectly. I was working with some wiring inside a building when it got struck maybe 100ft away outside.
All I recall was seeing the biggest flash of my life and then being ~6ft away from where I was, no idea how long it was between those points. I had almost no control of my body after, I couldn’t properly speak, could barely walk, and it took me ages to manage to control my hands enough to call someone.
I spent the rest of that day in hospital being monitored, but they never found any physical damage after various tests. I probably got lucky, but I felt off for days after.
I’m been shocked badly before, but even the worst instance doesn’t even come close to how bad this particular experience was.
- fsckboy 4y agoAre you sure "haven't been hit directly" applies? sounds like juice from the lightning passed right through you, and it was your own muscles that threw you across the room, cuz otherwise, electricity doesn't assplode like that.
- cpsns 4y agoI feel like it’s important to distinguish between the two, because seemingly everyone else does. Apparently most people don’t think it counts as a lightning strike unless the lightning hits you straight on the head. It doesn’t matter to me what it’s called really, it was still bad.