I'm glad it didn't blow my nose off

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The discussion centers on the dangers of lightning strikes and the potential for delayed health issues following such incidents. A specific case is mentioned where a girl experienced a lightning strike that entered through her foot and exited through her nose ring, highlighting the unpredictability of injuries from lightning. Participants share personal experiences with lightning, emphasizing the importance of safety precautions, such as unplugging electronics during storms to prevent electrical shocks. There are warnings against using water sources like sinks during storms, as they can conduct electricity. The conversation reflects a mix of concern for safety and anecdotes about past lightning encounters, reinforcing the need for awareness during thunderstorms.
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"I'm glad it didn't blow my nose off!"

Lightning: Into the foot, and out the nose ring
http://www.breitbart.tv/html/129203.html
[apparently]

The sad thing is that although this girl and her mother think she's alright, severe shock victims can first exhibit symptoms of cellular damage, and other damage to organs, long after the initial event. From what I understand, there is no way to know if she has been severely injured or not, for years to come.

Once upon a time, telephones were one of the most common conduits for lightning strikes. A strike could hit the phone line some distance away, and direct the energy right into one's ear and brain. Wireless phones have pretty much eliminated that problem, but now we sit at computers that are often plugged in for power. Whenever I hear a lightning storm approaching, I unplug and disconnect the DSL.
 
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As long as she's still cute.
 


Ivan Seeking said:
Whenever I hear a lightning storm approaching, I unplug and disconnect the DSL.

yup...I was sitting next to my computer during a lightning storm once. Everything was on...and then all of a sudden...a discharge occurred straight from my monitor. I wasn't in the path...though it still shocked the hell out of me.
 


Gear300 said:
though it still shocked the hell out of me.

:smile:
 


Why would you want to turn on the garden hose after a storm? I'm glad she's not seriously hurt.

I always unplug my computer and wait with doing the dishes until a lightning storm has passed.
 


Monique,you shouldn't be doing dishes during a storm with lightening. If your home or apartment should get hit, water may conduct the bolt right to you. Please read
http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/more.htm Look under the Myths heading. No showers either.
 
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hypatia said:
Monique,you shouldn't be doing dishes during a storm with lightening.
That's why I don't :smile:

Last night there was a lightning storm and I hesitated whether to go and brush my teeth, I was really tired so I did, but with some apprehension.
 


I'm sorry I miss read what you posted:redface: lol Maybe I need that second cup of coffee after all.
 


Wow, I didn't know about any of this. I carry on as usual and hope to Science my power doesn't go out because then I'll be bored. :(
 
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Monique said:
Why would you want to turn on the garden hose after a storm? I'm glad she's not seriously hurt.

I always unplug my computer and wait with doing the dishes until a lightning storm has passed.

When I was a kid, lightning struck a tree next to our house. My mother was standing at the sink and was hit by ~ 2 foot long electric streamers coming from the faucet. Luckily she wasn't hurt, but I have never seen her jump so high since. :biggrin:
 
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We get thunder and lightning around here but for some reason it is rarely anywhere near us. Maybe it stays mostlhy out to ocean or in fields.
 

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