Lightning Strike Leaves Through Woman's Nose Ring

WBZ-TV ^ | 7/10/08

[DallasBiff]

ANTRIM, N.H. (WBZ) ― A 21-year-old Antrim woman is recovering after being struck by lightning Wednesday night. The bolt hit her feet and came out through her nose ring.

Jessica Lafreniere was hit while she was walking through her family's garage.

"She had walked into the garage to go outside to turn off the faucet. The light came in through the garage and hit her," Jessica's mother, Danielle Taylor told WBZ.

"It was like a red flash that came from her feet and she was thrown into my arms. She was blue and purple, and stiff as a board."

"When you hear it, it's unbelieveable, but it's true."

Jessica and her mother had been out filling up water balloons when the storm came in, so they went inside. Danielle says Jessica decided to go back out to shut off the hose when the flash hit her.

[DallasBiff]

I guess that is one good use for a nose ring, and that is to be a lightning rod.

[BurbankKarl]

http://gizmodo.com/5024327/this-is-what-it-looks-like-when-the-video-camera-in-your-hand-gets-struck-by-lightning

[proudofthesouth]

I see this as another MythBusters segment.

[Gondring]

OF course, it didn’t really hit her, or she’d not be talking about it.

[Jet Jaguar]

O

[gorush]

Like Hank Hill says..”I like piercings, they let you know who’s not right just by looking at them.”

[rabidralph]

LOL! That woman's scream was priceless!

I was out videotaping from my driveway during last night's electrical storm. I did that for about a minute then decided I should go inside.

[Westlander]

Good Thing It Wasn't Me

[Mr_Moonlight]

[ClearCase_guy]

I would think that the nose ring might have heated up a bit and given some kind of burn on her nose. Apparently not. I find this all rather unbelievable.

[aft_lizard]

They did one on tongue piercings and lightening strikes and found the stud to make a negligible difference IIRC.

[martin_fierro]

I'd say she's "striking," but, well, you know.

[beckysueb]

Ouch. That had to hurt.

[proudofthesouth]

I remember that show. They've lost my interest as of recently. They did one years ago where they disapproved that soda in a hot car can explode. Well I sent Adam an email stating that they were wrong. That I once had a 6 pack of soda explode in my car on a hot August day. What a mess it was and I had upholstery seats! Never heard back from him and as far as I know they've never revisited this “myth”.

[commonguymd]

On that they are wrong just as you say.