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Spanish Man Takes Lightning Strike To Crotch

Danny Gallagher — Mon, 07 May 2012 17:30:05 +0000

The National Weather Service estimates that every year, you have a 1/1,000,000th chance of being struck by a bolt of lightning. We’d like to know what the odds are of being hit by a bolt of lightning in the crotch.

Normally, we don’t sit around all day thinking about th

Yikes! Lightning Strikes Man's Yard During Freak Storm in Scary Amateur Video

Don Deane — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 03:30:41 +0000

Mike Akers was visiting his parents in Queens, NY, when a freak storm swept through the area on Monday night, bringing thunder, lightning and baseball-sized hail.

In this amateur video, which aired on ‘Today,’ Akers filmed from the relative safety of his parents’ porch when, suddenly, lightning struck in the front yard and smashed a tree to pieces.

Woman Struck By Lightning During Wilderness Survival Class

Kool Staff — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:08:06 +0000

For someone who was at the wrong place at the wrong time, a Florida woman sure found herself at the right place at the right time.

The unidentified woman was struck by lightning while attending a wilderness survival class Wednesday in Charlemont, Massachusetts.

Watch Lightning Strike a Plane [VIDEO]

Kool Staff — Fri, 13 May 2011 18:40:22 +0000

Last weekend, an Emirates Airbus 380 was struck by a jagged bolt of lightning as it began its descent into London's Heathrow Airport. Luckily, none of the passengers aboard were harmed, and the plane made it safely to the ground.

Believe it or not, airplanes generally sustain a couple of lightning strikes per year, and are designed so that their bodies act as a conductor, allowing the lightning to pass through without causing any damage.

What made this particular lightning strike different was that it was caught on video. Read on to see this latest jolt from Mother Nature plus other crazy lighting attacks from the past.

Lightning Strikes New York's Empire State Building Three Times [VIDEOS]

Kool Staff — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:12:22 +0000

There was a major thunderstorm that raged through New York City on Tuesday night. The rain came pouring down and the thunder slammed loudly throughout the night.

A lot of dogs were hiding under beds, children were scared, and adults were pretending not to be. The storm was so crazy that New York's most famous landmark, The Empire State Building, was struck by lightning at least three times -- and even cooler than that, it was caught on video!

Watch it happen, along with nine more lightning-strike videos of famous buildings after the jump.