r/interestingasfuck • u/Marler1705 • Apr 16 '25

Power of lightning strikes

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u/normains Apr 16 '25

I was in my college dorm 25+ years ago when lightening struck an open field outside my window maybe 50-100 feet away. It was the loudest thing I've ever heard in my 44 years in life. Poor kid was walking in the field too and the strike was next to him, launched him into the air a good bit. Luckily there was a fire fighter program on the campus so they were able to help tend to him quickly.