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Yes. Many people have been struck by lightning. A good number of those people have died as a result.
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Can an umbrella get hit by lightning?
they dont ATTRACT lightning, but if you got struck by lightning and youwere holding an umbrella, then you could be killed
Why won't wood from a tree hit by lightning burn?
It does burn. Trees struck by lightning (or that strike power lines) will be scorched and often die completely as a result. In fact, "dry lightning" (with little or no accompanying precipitation) is a common natural cause of wildfire (but is generally exceeded by the number of wildfires started by human activity).
Can lightning hit bats?
Yes. Lighting can hit any one or thing.
What sense do you lose if you get hit by lightning?
hearing
Why doesn't lightning hit a place twice?
This is not true. Some places have been hit many times. The Empire State Building, for example, is hit by lightning an average of 100 times per year. If you looked at it from a simple perspective, most spots are never hit by lightning, but one bolt does not affect the chances of another striking. So the chances of the same spot getting hit twice completely at random are extremely low. However, lightning is not completely random. Tall objects naturally attract lightning, so objects such as towers and mountains tend to be struck fairly frequently.
Can a jet be hit by lightning?
Yes planes are frequently hit by lightning.
What is the connection between the electricity in your bodies and being hit by lightning?
the human body contains water and sodium- an excellent combination for conduction
What is twin lightning?
It is when to lightning thingys are the same and hit the ground at the same time.
Why do green trees burn when hit by lightning?
because lightning attracts to wood
If you get hit by lightning do you blow up?
No!
Can a person get hit by a lightning?
Of course.
How is that there are no birds hit by a lightning?
the hide.
What is the purpose of a lightning rode?
A lighting rod is supposed to attract lightning so it doesnt hit something else. eg. It's raining and you have a lightning rod on the top of your hous. Lightning will hit the rod instead of hitting the house.
Would being hit by lightning by consider a cause of astraphobia?
Yes. Astraphobia, or the fear of thunder and lightning could be the result of being hit, if you survive the hit tho.
How hard does lightning hit?
Being struck by lightning is unlike a physical blow. there is no 'hardness' to it.
Who was Roy Sullivan?
He was a U.S. park ranger in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. Sullivan was hit by lightning on seven different occasions and survived all of them. In his lifetime he gained "Human Lightning Rod" as a nickname. Roy Sullivan was a poor soul who was hit by lightning no less than 7 times in his life. There is a one in 3000 chance that a person will get hit by lightning. The chances of getting hit by lightning 7 times is 1 in 1025. Amazing. Poor old Roy took to carrying around a pitcher of water with him after the fourth time he was hit, and he grew convinced that a 'higher power' was out to get him. The sixth time he was hit, it was reported that he saw a cloud and thought it was following him, and he ran away, and still he was hit. Hilarious, but you have to feel for the guy. He reportedly committed suicide after an unrequited love.
Does lighting hit something everytime it strikes?
Lightning does not hit something every time it strikes. There are various forms of lightning. Lightning that is classified as "cloud to ground" lightning will strike something in it's path. Another form of lightning is sheet lightning. This type of lighting illuminates the sky and spreads from cloud to cloud.
