Huge positive lightning bolt almost zaps an Australian lightning photographer

[God On Alcohol]

:Q

 

[SaltBoy]

Where's the leader stroke that was under his carport? How did he see it? Is it in the picture?

 

[ondarkness]

amazing.

 

[totalcommand]

Originally posted by: SaltBoy
Where's the leader stroke that was under his carport? How did he see it? Is it in the picture?

I believe he was thrown up in the air by the leader stroke, and he was lucky that the bolt came down another leader stroke, not his.

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: totalcommand

Originally posted by: SaltBoy
Where's the leader stroke that was under his carport? How did he see it? Is it in the picture?

I believe he was thrown up in the air by the leader stroke, and he was lucky that the bolt came down another leader stroke, not his.

But he implies that he saw the leader stroke in the photo....

 

[Vic]

:Q

 

[skyking]

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: totalcommand

Originally posted by: SaltBoy
Where's the leader stroke that was under his carport? How did he see it? Is it in the picture?

I believe he was thrown up in the air by the leader stroke, and he was lucky that the bolt came down another leader stroke, not his.

But he implies that he saw the leader stroke in the photo....

that pic looks quite cropped. I am guessing it is in the original, but this is the cropped version to fit the calendar.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Wowsers Bo-Bibbity-BOWSERS!!!

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Krazefinn
I guess I should buy lotto ticket. Hit twice, once getting off the tractor in a sudden thundersquall/microburts, got off in the heavy rain and bolt struck pine tree not 6 ft behind me. I had pine needles and bark embedded all down my back. Only felt a tingle, deafening boom. Jumped into truck real quick. Fl is #2 in strikes, to Montana.

fast forward 20 yrs, mowed the lawn, came in house barefoot, standing on tile floor, opened oven up ayt the very moment a bolt hit the power transformer just outside. the surge carried thru the grounding wires into stove handle. Paramedisc treated me for 3 burned rt hand fingers and 4 crispy black rt ft toes...told me I was lucky not to have gotten the surge across chest, only down. Knocked me back 10ft, woke up on the kitchen table still hiolding the lasagna.

I have a healthy respect for mothernatures fireworks.

Glad you're OK. I've got a few buddies who were hit.

That whole "struck by lightning" seems more common than one thinks.

Then again you may one of those guys who get hit many times.

 

[Rubycon]

I know someone that knows a lot about lightning and can chew your ear off with stories and stuff. Fascinating!

 

[Firebot]

I think the leader stroke he is talking about is the faint purple lightning emanating in front of the left palm tree. If you look at it, it starts from the ground but stop halfway in the photo. It's damn close to him.

 

[Mrvile]

That's awesome. Never seen lightning so close before. Surprised there aren't any sparks or any of that Hollywood stuff coming out of the house.

 

[darkxshade]

did he see an alien ship flying into the ground?


any pics on the area where there bolt struck, I'd like to see the damage.

 

[Rubycon]

Check this out

The person shooting this claims the first stroke was NEVER SEEN (in person) but later seen in the video!

Creepy!!!! :shocked:

 

[Sphexi]

If I were him I woulda crapped myself silly being that close to a hit like that. Awesome picture of it though