Thor? hahahahaha

As you might suspect with a close lightning strike, language post-strike is NSFW.

Slives: As you might suspect with a close lightning strike, language post-strike is NSFW.

obviously....duh

NSFW language

I'd need to change me under garments after that! Dang!

Huh. I wouldn't have guessed it would strike that spot rather than one of the tall metal objects nearby.

Monkeyfark Ridiculous: Huh. I wouldn't have guessed it would strike that spot rather than one of the tall metal objects nearby.

Were they grounded? Lightening goes from the ground up.. don't forget.

Just as I was thinking we finally get a nice, short video without lame comments

Dude, I got that on video. Holy farking shiat!

_{Oh my GOD}
Oh my GOD
Oh my GOD
Oh my GOD

lewismarktwo: Monkeyfark Ridiculous: Huh. I wouldn't have guessed it would strike that spot rather than one of the tall metal objects nearby.

Were they grounded? Lightening goes from the ground up.. don't forget.

Actually goes both ways. The travelling spark goes upward to meet the stepped leader coming downwards. When they meet, electrons are transfered in a rapid and kinetic fashion, as illustrated by this video.

Yep, must be God. How else could electrons survive that?

DeathByGeekSquad: [www.war-ofthe-worlds.co.uk image 400x309]

Don't forget, they disrupt all electronics - except of course the camcorder you drop in the street that continues recording so we can get a nice tight close-up of the functioning LCD screen.

Pfft!

unyon: lewismarktwo: Monkeyfark Ridiculous: Huh. I wouldn't have guessed it would strike that spot rather than one of the tall metal objects nearby.

Were they grounded? Lightening goes from the ground up.. don't forget.

Actually goes both ways. The travelling spark goes upward to meet the stepped leader coming downwards. When they meet, electrons are transfered in a rapid and kinetic fashion, as illustrated by this video.

That might be worth discussing if you're flying an airplane, but for our purposes that was just pedantic.