I’ve been close to a lightning strike, and that’s not what it’s like
Earthling1a on
Maybe two or three feet.
dohru on
~20 feet- it hit a small tree outside while I was inside- it was during the day it was blinding and loud as hell. All my hairs stood up.
Massive_Concern_1522 on
The lightning gods listened to him for once.
certifiedintelligent on
Maybe 50 feet or so. The one thing that stood out to me was the “tick” that sounded just like a scaled up static shock at the moment of the strike.
British_leighxo on
I once got caught in a downpour during a storm, and the thunder was deafening. I can only imagine how intense it must be right under a lightning strike!
khinzaw on
When I was a Boy Scout at Philmont Scout Ranch, we were near the summit of a mountain and got flashbanged (seeing and hearing the lightning at the same time). Terrifying.
PM_ME_YOUR_PRINTS on
Don’t know the exact amount but I was driving lighting struck the road just in front of me to the left. Scared the ever loving shit out of me.
Far-Basil-3737 on
Not that close☝🏽⚡️
Rand0mlyHer3 on
Hit the building I was working in, sounded exactly like exploding artillery. I nearly shit my whole self
InsomniaticWanderer on
Within 10 feet. Lightning struck a tree near my tent at summer camp.
I do not recommend.
Jethrust on
About 30 metres. I was riding my bike when I felt the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. Then BOOM, and an electric pole right behind me was all sparkly.
bionicjoe on
About 25 feet.
I was at Camp McKee Boy Scout camp 2 years ago. I was alone in camp and a storm popped up right over our camp site basically. I was pulling chairs under the shelter, looked up, and lightning hit a big tree while I was looking at it.
The bolt sort of ricocheted down the tree, blowing bark off each side. A piece of bark hit me in the chest and stung so bad I thought the electricity had affected my heart.
The tree was split & burned on the inside. The next year I hung my hammock over the tree and slept over it all week.
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Bro is manifesting it. SHAZAM!
Dude just summoned lightning!
I’ve been close to a lightning strike, and that’s not what it’s like
Maybe two or three feet.
~20 feet- it hit a small tree outside while I was inside- it was during the day it was blinding and loud as hell. All my hairs stood up.
The lightning gods listened to him for once.
Maybe 50 feet or so. The one thing that stood out to me was the “tick” that sounded just like a scaled up static shock at the moment of the strike.
I once got caught in a downpour during a storm, and the thunder was deafening. I can only imagine how intense it must be right under a lightning strike!
When I was a Boy Scout at Philmont Scout Ranch, we were near the summit of a mountain and got flashbanged (seeing and hearing the lightning at the same time). Terrifying.
Don’t know the exact amount but I was driving lighting struck the road just in front of me to the left. Scared the ever loving shit out of me.
Not that close☝🏽⚡️
Hit the building I was working in, sounded exactly like exploding artillery. I nearly shit my whole self
Within 10 feet. Lightning struck a tree near my tent at summer camp.
I do not recommend.
About 30 metres. I was riding my bike when I felt the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. Then BOOM, and an electric pole right behind me was all sparkly.
About 25 feet.
I was at Camp McKee Boy Scout camp 2 years ago. I was alone in camp and a storm popped up right over our camp site basically. I was pulling chairs under the shelter, looked up, and lightning hit a big tree while I was looking at it.
The bolt sort of ricocheted down the tree, blowing bark off each side. A piece of bark hit me in the chest and stung so bad I thought the electricity had affected my heart.
The tree was split & burned on the inside. The next year I hung my hammock over the tree and slept over it all week.
[https://imgur.com/gallery/lightning-strike-july-2022-uH3Q9AZ](https://imgur.com/gallery/lightning-strike-july-2022-uH3Q9AZ)