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Why does lightning shock people?

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Lightning is an electrical charge and Human being are sensitive to electrical stimulants at very low levels in their nervous system. in the first place introducing an electrical overcharge the size of a lightning charge overloads the system and can under the right circumstances cause damage and painful muscular spasm that can kill. the sheer volume of electricity can also simply heat and damage living tissue as it is not designed to withstand this force in the way a light bulb filament does.

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