What Happens If One Gets Struck By Lightning by Realslimshady(m): 7:30am On May 12, 2018 |
The human body simply isn't built to conduct 300kV of electricity. So when things backfire while you're fishing in a thunderstorm, and you find yourself doing an impromptu rendition of Powder, here's what you can expect.
While there is still debate within the scientific community as to the exact nature of the process, most believe that cloud-to-ground lightning originates when conditions within a thunder head strip electrons from rising water vapor to create an electrical field. Free electrons gather at the bottom of the cloud while positive ions move to the top.
This electrical field is so intense that the negative electrons in the cloud repel electrons on the ground. These ground-level other electrons get pushed far enough into the strata that the surface of the planet becomes positively charged. Once that occurs, air molecules around the cloud ionize, discharging the electrical field via a short-circuit back to Earth, neutralizing the charge difference. That's lightning—and you don't want to be anywhere near it when it strikes.
Humans are good conductors. Being comprised of atoms that can transmit electrons is great for our neural network's basic functionality. But it's very bad when we drop a hairdryer in the tub, crack open an industrial capacitor, or become a human lightning rod on the links.
Lightning strikes do, however, differ from the industrial shocks you'd receive from high-voltage equipment. First, the level of voltage is greater in lightning—most industrial shocks generate 20-60kV, but a bolt of lightning generates 300kV. Second, the duration of a lightning strike is much shorter. Man-made shocks last about a half second (500 miliseconds), on average, until the worker is either blown clear or the circuit breaker trips. A lightning strike courses through you in in just 3 milliseconds. Finally, most industrial electrical injuries hit the worker's hands, arms, and shoulders while natural lightning most often strikes the head, shoulders, and upper torso.
When a bolt of lightning does strike a human frame, very bad things happen. In addition to the 300kV of energy coursing through you, the power of the strike heats the surrounding air to 50,000 degrees F, causing third degree burns at the bolt's entry and exit points. It can also create lightning bolt-shaped burn marks, called Lichtenberg figures, which are caused by bursting blood vessels. The heat and force can singe and shred clothing. Lightning strikes have blown people clear out of their shoes.
The damage can be even worse if you are holding a metal object. For one thing, doing so increases the likelihood of being struck in the first place. A big reason Florida leads the nation in annual lightning-related deaths and injuries (126 deaths in the last decade alone) isn't from regional topography but due to the state's vibrant golf industry. Legions of players frantically break out the nine irons to finish the round ahead of an oncoming storm. Second, wearing metal objects while—chains, necklaces, braces...piercings—can cause electrical arcing and rapidly heat, causing serious burns of their own.
Burns aren't the only way lightning will hurt you. A lightning strike can act as a massive fibrillator, upsetting the heart's electrical rhythm and causing cardiac arrest. That's in addition to bursting blood vessels and damaging the cardiac muscles. Fortunately, only one in ten Americans have died from being struck by lightning in the three decades between 1981 and 2010. That period saw 54 fatalities a year on average, though between 2001 and 2010, that number dropped to 39 annually. Ninety percent of lightning strike victims do survive, but at a significant cost.
"Lightning injuries are varied and take many different forms," wrote Dr. Elisabeth Gourbière of the Electricité de France, Service des Etudes Médicales in Lightning Injuries to Humans in France. "The most dangerous (and possibly fatal) immediate complications are cardiovascular and neurologic. It must be kept in mind that only immediate and effective cardiorespiratory resuscitation (started by rescuers), followed as soon as possible by emergency medical treatment, can save victims who are in cardiopulmonary arrest, or avert the serious consequences of cerebral hypoxia. Some victims remain in a coma despite intensive resuscitation and die of secondary causes including hemorrhages and multiple lesions (encephalic, cardiac, pulmonary, intra-abdominal)."
Immediate post-strike symptoms can include caridac arrhythmia, myocardial damage, and pulmonary edema in the circulatory system. Neurologically, you will likely lose consciousness for anywhere from a few minutes to a few years. You could suffer brain damage (because in the cellular structure of your brain literally cooks from the current) resulting in short-term memory loss or amnesia. Longer term neurological maladies include personality changes, learning disabilities, sleep disorders, seizures, Parkansonism (not actual Parkinson's Disease but a similar constant twitch). Last, victims commonly report numbness and weakness in the limbs, temporary or permanent paralysis, concussions, blown ear drums, cataracts, and a whole lot of pain. Source: https://gizmodo.com/5936361/what-happens-when-you-get-struck-by-lightning 5 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: What Happens If One Gets Struck By Lightning by SenorFax(m): 7:55am On May 12, 2018 |
I never expect to see stories, I was prepared for hilarious replies like Kidney failure, impaired vision, bald head and the likes Thanks OP, we no dey fear "Sango" again, now we are prepared for thunder strike. 37 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: What Happens If One Gets Struck By Lightning by ITbomb(m): 8:23am On May 12, 2018 |
In case you no understand the grammar. He's talking about what happens when thunder fire you 171 Likes 9 Shares |
Re: What Happens If One Gets Struck By Lightning by dominique(f): 9:41am On May 12, 2018 |
ITbomb: In case you no understand the grammar.
He's talking about what happens when thunder fire you Nope, when lighting strikes you. Thunder and lightening are two totally different entities 66 Likes 1 Share |
Re: What Happens If One Gets Struck By Lightning by uboma(m): 10:22am On May 12, 2018 |
Copy and paste work.
Adding paragraphs to it will make reading more pleasant. 15 Likes 1 Share |
Re: What Happens If One Gets Struck By Lightning by ITbomb(m): 10:23am On May 12, 2018 |
dominique:
Nope, when lighting strikes you. Thunder and lightening are two totally different entities In my country, the two are the same We don't call lighting to strike you, rather we call thunder to fire you and the thunder will come with him twin brother and finish the job. Shey u grab? 296 Likes 17 Shares |
Re: What Happens If One Gets Struck By Lightning by orunto27: 12:00pm On May 12, 2018 |
SenorFax: I never expect to see stories, I was prepared for hilarious replies like Kidney failure, impaired vision, bald head and the likes
Thanks OP, we no dey fear "Sango" again, now we are prepared for thunder strike. |
Re: What Happens If One Gets Struck By Lightning by orunto27: 12:01pm On May 12, 2018 |
Become Tontoh. |
Re: What Happens If One Gets Struck By Lightning by Danhumprey: 8:49pm On May 12, 2018 |
ITbomb: In case you no understand the grammar.
He's talking about what happens when thunder fire you 11 Likes |
Re: What Happens If One Gets Struck By Lightning by StackHouse1(m): 12:59am On May 14, 2018 |
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Re: What Happens If One Gets Struck By Lightning by Josh44s(m): 1:00am On May 14, 2018 |
From the effect as stated by the Op Now I know why our President Buhari Buhari is the way he is. He must have been struck by lightning, after all he has ear infection, very short memory that the moment you walked passed him, he has forgotten about you and his numbness knows no boundaries. 29 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: What Happens If One Gets Struck By Lightning by kurupt1: 1:03am On May 14, 2018 |
Maybe we for use Kemi Olunyoyo do experiment if say that lightning thunder wey olamide send,knack am |
Re: What Happens If One Gets Struck By Lightning by Nastydroid(m): 1:04am On May 14, 2018 |
Too long 2 Likes |
Re: What Happens If One Gets Struck By Lightning by Raxxye(m): 1:07am On May 14, 2018 |
lightening |
Re: What Happens If One Gets Struck By Lightning by mcemmy0z: 1:09am On May 14, 2018 |
If lightning struck you then your roast |
Re: What Happens If One Gets Struck By Lightning by Nobody: 1:10am On May 14, 2018 |
May God keep us safe from all disaster 9 Likes |
Re: What Happens If One Gets Struck By Lightning by ArcFresky(m): 1:11am On May 14, 2018 |
Make una tell Buhari, cos e be like say him lightening/thunder still dey do pressup |
Re: What Happens If One Gets Struck By Lightning by CarlosTheJackal: 1:17am On May 14, 2018 |
dominique:
Nope, when lighting strikes you. Thunder and lightening are two totally different entities In Nigeria the two are the same 6 Likes |
Re: What Happens If One Gets Struck By Lightning by Jamesmatic(m): 1:24am On May 14, 2018 |
Thunder fire the person wey say Buhari no go come back 2 Likes |
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Re: What Happens If One Gets Struck By Lightning by Nobody: 1:36am On May 14, 2018 |
ITbomb:
In my country, the two are the same
We don't call lighting to strike you, rather we call thunder to fire you and the thunder will come with him twin brother and finish the job.
Shey u grab? ITbomb:
In my country, the two are the same
We don't call lighting to strike you, rather we call thunder to fire you and the thunder will come with him twin brother and finish the job.
Shey u grab? 2 Likes |
Re: What Happens If One Gets Struck By Lightning by MrCEO69(m): 1:56am On May 14, 2018 |
Realslimshady: The human body simply isn't built to conduct 300kV of electricity. So when things backfire while you're fishing in a thunderstorm, and you find yourself doing an impromptu rendition of Powder, here's what you can expect. While there is still debate within the scientific community as to the exact nature of the process, most believe that cloud-to- ground lightning originates when conditions within a thunder head strip electrons from rising water vapor to create an electrical field. Free electrons gather at the bottom of the cloud while positive ions move to the top.
This electrical field is so intense that the negative electrons in the cloud repel electrons on the ground. These ground-level other electrons get pushed far enough into the strata that the surface of the planet becomes positively charged. Once that occurs, air molecules around the cloud ionize, discharging the electrical field via a short-circuit back to Earth, neutralizing the charge difference. That's lightning—and you don't want to be anywhere near it when it strikes.
Humans are good conductors. Being comprised of atoms that can transmit electrons is great for our neural network's basic functionality. But it's very bad when we drop a hairdryer in the tub, crack open an industrial capacitor, or become a human lightning rod on the links. Lightning strikes do, however, differ from the industrial shocks you'd receive from high-voltage equipment. First, the level of voltage is greater in lightning—most industrial shocks generate 20-60kV, but a bolt of lightning generates 300kV. Second, the duration of a lightning strike is much shorter. Man-made shocks last about a half second (500 miliseconds), on average, until the worker is either blown clear or the circuit breaker trips. A lightning strike courses through you in in just 3 milliseconds. Finally, most industrial electrical injuries hit the worker's hands, arms, and shoulders while natural lightning most often strikes the head, shoulders, and upper torso. When a bolt of lightning does strike a human frame, very bad things happen. In addition to the 300kV of energy coursing through you, the power of the strike heats the surrounding air to 50,000 degrees F, causing third degree burns at the bolt's entry and exit points. It can also create lightning bolt-shaped burn marks, called Lichtenberg figures, which are caused by bursting blood vessels. The heat and force can singe and shred clothing. Lightning strikes have blown people clear out of their shoes.
The damage can be even worse if you are holding a metal object. For one thing, doing so increases the likelihood of being struck in the first place. A big reason Florida leads the nation in annual lightning-related deaths and injuries (126 deaths in the last decade alone) isn't from regional topography but due to the state's vibrant golf industry. Legions of players frantically break out the nine irons to finish the round ahead of an oncoming storm. Second, wearing metal objects while—chains, necklaces, braces...piercings—can cause electrical arcing and rapidly heat, causing serious burns of their own.
Burns aren't the only way lightning will hurt you. A lightning strike can act as a massive fibrillator, upsetting the heart's electrical rhythm and causing cardiac arrest. That's in addition to bursting blood vessels and damaging the cardiac muscles. Fortunately, only one in ten Americans have died from being struck by lightning in the three decades between 1981 and 2010. That period saw 54 fatalities a year on average, though between 2001 and 2010, that number dropped to 39 annually. Ninety percent of lightning strike victims do survive, but at a significant cost.
"Lightning injuries are varied and take many different forms," wrote Dr. Elisabeth Gourbière of the Electricité de France, Service des Etudes Médicales in Lightning Injuries to Humans in France . "The most dangerous (and possibly fatal) immediate complications are cardiovascular and neurologic. It must be kept in mind that only immediate and effective cardiorespiratory resuscitation (started by rescuers), followed as soon as possible by emergency medical treatment, can save victims who are in cardiopulmonary arrest, or avert the serious consequences of cerebral hypoxia. Some victims remain in a coma despite intensive resuscitation and die of secondary causes including hemorrhages and multiple lesions (encephalic, cardiac, pulmonary, intra-abdominal)." Immediate post-strike symptoms can include caridac arrhythmia, myocardial damage, and pulmonary edema in the circulatory system. Neurologically, you will likely lose consciousness for anywhere from a few minutes to a few years. You could suffer brain damage (because in the cellular structure of your brain literally cooks from the current) resulting in short-term memory loss or amnesia. Longer term neurological maladies include personality changes, learning disabilities, sleep disorders, seizures, Parkansonism (not actual Parkinson's Disease but a similar constant twitch). Last, victims commonly report numbness and weakness in the limbs, temporary or permanent paralysis, concussions, blown ear drums, cataracts, and a whole lot of pain.
https://gizmodo.com/5936361/what-happens-when-you-get-struck-by-lightning
When you where speaking in physics and chemistry I was understanding but when u went deep into biological terms I gave up.. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: What Happens If One Gets Struck By Lightning by AyamConfidence(m): 1:58am On May 14, 2018 |
But the Flash became as fast as possible na I know some people who after watching that dumb series started wishing to be struck by lightning Na thunder go fire them 7 Likes |
Re: What Happens If One Gets Struck By Lightning by OurworkComNg1: 2:02am On May 14, 2018 |
just like Peter Parker got his powers, we will have lightningman , to be trained by raiden 1 Like |
Re: What Happens If One Gets Struck By Lightning by DwayneLee: 2:10am On May 14, 2018 |
It was interesting to read, I never thought about it. 1 Like |
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Re: What Happens If One Gets Struck By Lightning by dollarsplenty(m): 3:13am On May 14, 2018 |
From Yoruba metaphysical angle, thunder is the weapon used by Sango ( god of thunder) to fight or punish a person. Forget all this scientific explanation, if some sango folks want to strike a person with thunder now now, it's just a matter of conjuring sango and give instructions on what to do or where to go.
They are less concerned about things like positive or negative charges relationship. For every scientific explanation, there is also a spiritual angle which can only be explained metaphysically. 16 Likes |
Re: What Happens If One Gets Struck By Lightning by deebrain(m): 3:39am On May 14, 2018 |
Its heart warming to know that there is greater chances you will survive if thunder fire you. 2 Likes |
Re: What Happens If One Gets Struck By Lightning by pol23: 3:41am On May 14, 2018 |
{Drums} a to to ga to,a to to ga to ga to gan A to to ga to. THUNDER,ti gba ra gba ti gba ti gba. Lagbaja, 2003 1 Like |
Re: What Happens If One Gets Struck By Lightning by ora96: 4:31am On May 14, 2018 |
:Dna Me Be Pastor So Am Kming |
Re: What Happens If One Gets Struck By Lightning by campuscatch: 4:31am On May 14, 2018 |
Apoo! |
Re: What Happens If One Gets Struck By Lightning by femi4: 4:44am On May 14, 2018 |
dominique:
Nope, when lighting strikes you. Thunder and lightening are two totally different entities lightning not lighting 2 Likes |