I paced it off tonight. 196 feet.
That's how far my home is from the lightning strike you will see in the video below. More people are killed or injured by lightning in Florida than any other state in the country. By a wide margin, as a matter of fact.
In one nano-second...one blinding flash of light followed by the deafening crack of the charge...a 75 foot tall, 4.5 feet wide...yes 4.5 feet wide...live oak was disintegrated instantly by the bolt. As the electricity surged instantaneously, 5 homes sustained MAJOR structural damage, and 2 others minor damage. Some minor human injuries also happened.
Snap your fingers. Did you do it? Ok. That took 45 times longer than this lightning strike took to inflict nearly a million dollars damage, and nearly killed a shit-load of unknowing people..
196 feet. Too damn close, don't ya think?
http://www.wesh.com/video/16896581/index.html
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You had better watch your P's & Q's JL4. ;-) The "bullet train to H*ll" apprently has a stop close to your home. ;-)
But seriously...I am terrified of lightening. If the skies look remotely threatening..I am running for cover. Every year I hear stories of lightening hitting someone walking to their car in their own drivway. Scares the stuffin' outta me.
Florida...gotta love it.
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