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To: nickcarraway

no burns or scarring.. wow.

and how it got in the garage is a good one.. that is some messed up wiring or sumthin’. stuff happens too. freak.


24 posted on 07/22/2010 7:24:45 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard)
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To: NormsRevenge
Lightning can do strange things.

I once worked for a company that had a very large motor shop, machine shop, and welding shop all under one roof. There were steel supports and I-beams for overhead hoist systems all throughout the ceiling. During a heavy thunderstorm one night, lightning hit a power line coming into the building and the guys working second shift said there were lightning arcs bouncing and flashing across the entire ceiling of the building which was probably 300 ft long.

I also have a friend that was driving a light pickup truck in a storm one time with an aluminum ladder lashed to the top. Lightning hit the ladder and blew all four of his tires out instantly.

31 posted on 07/22/2010 8:04:04 PM PDT by 2111USMC
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