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Author Topic: Man at Church Picnic Killed by Lightning  (Read 3701 times)

Aqizzar

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Man at Church Picnic Killed by Lightning
« on: July 06, 2009, 02:46:04 am »
Lightning strikes church picnic and soccer function, one man dies.

I will add nothing to this story not implied in making the effort to mention it at all, save this warranted observation - it doesn't matter who you are, what you do, or where you go, when your number's up, your number's up.

I'll leave any and all other pithy comments and admonishments to others.
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Re: Man at Church Picnic Killed by Lightning
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2009, 02:50:27 am »
a church picnic,


hes very unfortunate he wasnt actually at the church. the lightning rod there wold have helped him
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Re: Man at Church Picnic Killed by Lightning
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2009, 02:52:30 am »
I would also like to remind the preachers of the world that it is important to properly ground your microphone while preaching in an electrical storm.  I've seen a couple of those stories in the news, too.
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Re: Man at Church Picnic Killed by Lightning
« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2009, 02:54:30 am »
wouldent he have been sorta, stupid to have not lain down in the middle of an electrical storm, when he has the highest item? and the most conductive?
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Re: Man at Church Picnic Killed by Lightning
« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2009, 03:15:09 am »
If you've seen some certain awesome slow-motion videos of lightning strikes, you'd know that "lightning hits the highest object" is only a vague guideline.  It does not work when you're six feet above the ground in the middle of an open field.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X_7YRVGvtA

Whichever fork hits something first, calls down the whole blast wherever it touched.  Naturally, high objects are usually the first things to get hit, but not when the height distance is small and the area is vast.
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Re: Man at Church Picnic Killed by Lightning
« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2009, 03:23:27 am »
People get unlucky sometimes...

Whenever I have to cite that reality is crazier than fiction, I'll remember this thread.
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Re: Man at Church Picnic Killed by Lightning
« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2009, 03:29:34 am »
That might be the freakiest instance of freak weather that I've ever read about.
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Re: Man at Church Picnic Killed by Lightning
« Reply #7 on: July 06, 2009, 04:23:55 am »
There's a nice little village in greece, I like to spend my vacation in. And in this little village, they have this old custom: when people get married, the priest fires a salute shot, I kid you not. And there's this "funny" story about this one wedding of a young couple.

The priest fired his rifle, which he had pointed up in the sky. The bullet hit the bell in the church tower and ricocheted back down... and killed the husband.

I just can't believe it's true, but wtf, was it Mark Twain who said "Never let truth get in the way of a good story." ? Anyway, people living there claim it's true, no matter what.

If there's some sort of god ... it has a british sense of humour.
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Re: Man at Church Picnic Killed by Lightning
« Reply #8 on: July 06, 2009, 04:45:31 am »
"Get on with it!"
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Re: Man at Church Picnic Killed by Lightning
« Reply #9 on: July 06, 2009, 05:53:41 am »
that's some
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Re: Man at Church Picnic Killed by Lightning
« Reply #10 on: July 06, 2009, 07:10:40 am »
Now this is what I call "extremely bad luck".  :-\
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Re: Man at Church Picnic Killed by Lightning
« Reply #11 on: July 06, 2009, 07:13:22 am »
Quote from: Akroma on July 06, 2009, 05:53:41 am
that's some
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Boo!

Anyway!

What are the chances of lightling striking twice in the same place? From reading this article it sounds like a decent chance, not that anyone in that event really sounded like they even deserved it. Oh well, that's life the ultimate Rouge Like.
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Re: Man at Church Picnic Killed by Lightning
« Reply #12 on: July 06, 2009, 07:14:51 am »
Quote from: Akroma on July 06, 2009, 05:53:41 am
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Swish!
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Re: Man at Church Picnic Killed by Lightning
« Reply #13 on: July 06, 2009, 07:15:03 am »
@ Creamcorn - I guess it must have a very a low chance actually.
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Re: Man at Church Picnic Killed by Lightning
« Reply #14 on: July 06, 2009, 07:42:34 am »
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Witnesses said Gonzalez collapsed after multiple lightning strikes hit the field where he was playing soccer. Church members ran to Gonzalez's aid and contacted Emergency Medical Services.

Eh, maybe I assume too much.
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Quote from: NW_Kohaku on July 26, 2010, 12:20:43 pm
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