The essence of lightning activity is the collision of charges, accompanied by the release of energy. Therefore, people need to pay attention to safety during the period of high lightning incidence to avoid being hit by lightning.
However, there was a man who was struck by lightning three times in his life and was injured. After his death, his tombstone was visited by lightning, which was really the "darling" of Lei Gong.
A, "Raytheon" selected people
No matter what kind of lightning, it is always accompanied by lightning, so we call lightning lightning activity. One thing that needs to be discriminated is that everything that is hit in lightning activities is hit by lightning. Thunder is just a sound, which can spread widely. Lightning is a dazzling flash that carries a lot of energy. The temperature, length, current and voltage of lightning are different every time. There is no doubt that being struck by lightning is an extremely dangerous thing. Although the probability is small, the risk is great.
1, was struck by lightning in the middle of the war?
Going to war and being struck by lightning are extremely dangerous things, but that's what happens when Somerford encounters two high-risk things at the same time. It's unfortunate enough by rights. Fortunately, Sanford survived such a death and got his life back.
19 17, the war between Germany and France is in full swing, and the stalemate is difficult to open. As an ally of France, Britain had no choice but to go to war. Among the young soldiers who took part in the war, there were some noble men with lofty aspirations, and Sanford was one of them.
Sanford's parents, born in a rich family, are well-known lawyers in the industry and have strong family assets. As the beloved son of his parents, Sanford owned his own luxury villa in the suburbs at a young age. However, Sanford is not satisfied with the wealth in life, but pursues spiritual wealth. So he resolutely joined the army, responded to the call of the country and stepped into the battlefield.
However, war is full of dangers, and the battlefield situation changes suddenly, and the situation changes day by day. The Germans soon broke through the defense lines all over France. Sanford's troops were urgently arranged in the easternmost part, facing the fiercest and largest number of soldiers. Sanford, unyielding since childhood, did not flinch. As a general, he waved a command knife to encourage soldiers to move forward with him when they were depressed.
Just as he swung the command knife into the sky, a flash of lightning hit Sanford's command knife, and the current was guided to the ground with his body. In this way, Sanford was struck by lightning before confronting the enemy head-on. Before closing his eyes, Somerford looked at all the enemy troops and lamented that even if he died in battle, he would be branded as a "loser" and "notorious".
The next day, Sanford opened his eyes and saw a glistening area around him. He thought he had ascended to heaven. It was not until the nurse came to see him that he knew that the war had been won and he was still alive, but his lower body was completely paralyzed by lightning.
Sanford, who survived, returned to London, and his contribution to the war was affirmed by the country. He was also awarded a medal by the Queen herself, and the whole family was proud of him.
2. Still coming? Again? Go to "heaven" and leave me alone?
Somerford, who was in a wheelchair, picked up a book, "stood" on the platform and began his teaching career. Later, with the encouragement of his family, he went to Cambridge University for further study and obtained a doctorate in law. With a family background, Xu soon became a famous professor in this field. Later, in recognition of his heroic deeds, the government awarded him the title of Baron.
1923, Sanford traveled across the ocean to Canada to experience exotic customs. Sure enough, Canada's ice and snow glass world made him unforgettable. What he likes best is a man fishing in a sparsely populated mountain stream with a fishing rod.
Somerford is still engaged in teaching here. After school, his favorite thing is fishing near the Great Lakes. Once he went fishing by the lake with fishing gear as usual. Just as he was fishing happily, the situation suddenly changed. A bolt of lightning fell from the sky and hit Sanford. At that time, he was in a coma and was sent to the hospital for treatment by good people. This time, the electric shock only made his neck and left hand unconscious.
Somerford, who was highly paralyzed, could not continue his teaching career, so the school arranged for him to work in the library. So all the students in the school can see Sanford who is disabled, determined, persistent in learning and making continuous progress in the library. However, lightning seems to take special care of him. A few years later, Sanford, who was reading quietly in the park, was struck by lightning again. This time, he only blinked. 1 year later, Sanford passed away safely.
Although Sanford is gone, his unyielding character and will have touched many Canadians. Kind people set up a tombstone for him, but this tombstone was struck by lightning several times in the fourth year behind him!
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Somerford is not the only one who has been visited by lightning many times. Sullivan was struck by lightning seven times in his life and was recorded by Guinness as the record holder who suffered the most lightning strikes in the world.
1, "human lightning rod"-Sullivan
According to the data of National Weather Service (NWS), the probability of being struck by lightning in a person's life is about 13.5 times. Sullivan was struck by lightning seven times in his life, and the probability is the 28th power of 1 (the probability of an independent event being struck by lightning is 65438+ 1 to 00000), which is almost impossible.
So the probability of approaching zero was met by Sullivan, but Sullivan, who was hit seven times, never worried about his life and survived every time.
April 1942 was the first time that Sullivan was "selected" by lightning. As a ranger, he was caught in a rainstorm while patrolling the forest that day. In desperation, he hid in the newly-built monitoring tower. But there is everything in this tower except the lightning rod. So this safety tower, which was supposed to shelter from the rain, instantly became a "lightning rod" and was struck by lightning seven or eight times in a row.
Sullivan in the tower looked at the burning and charged tower, shivering with fear and hiding everywhere. But in the end, he was electrocuted, his right leg and toes were burned to varying degrees, and the soles of his shoes were burned through.
Sullivan
The first lightning strike has frightened Sullivan. Unexpectedly, 27 years later, he was struck by lightning again. What a coincidence! On this day, Sullivan drove on the highway. Under the protection of the car, he is actually very safe, but unfortunately Sullivan didn't close the window. When lightning struck the branch he met while driving, he turned to Sullivan who passed by with the window open, and he lost consciousness on the spot. After hitting a stone, the car stopped at the edge of the cliff.
This time, the hair on Sullivan's face was completely burned, leaving only a circle covered by a hat. I used to have good hair, but it was burned into the Mediterranean.
In the following seven years, Sullivan was chopped several times while patrolling, resting, fishing and planting flowers. Every time Sullivan manages to grow a good hair, the next time he is cut off, he will be burned to death. Sullivan was fishing when he was struck by lightning for the last time. I don't know if he is used to being cut. When Sullivan fell, a bear came to steal the fish he finally caught. The injured Sullivan was very angry, but he struggled to drive away the thief bear with branches.
2. Men are more likely to be struck by lightning? Scientific lightning protection is the key!
Although Sullivan survived seven times, these seven times were all because he was not directly hit by lightning. These seven times are "side lightning strikes", that is, lightning strikes near the standing position, and then lightning strikes people. It is said that hair standing upright is a sign of being struck by lightning.
According to the data of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 80% of the victims of lightning strike are men, and up to 85% of lightning strike deaths occur in men. This is not to say that gay men love to do bad things, just because men like outdoor activities more than women, even on rainy days. This is also one of the main reasons why Sullivan was struck by lightning many times.
Generally, summer is the high season of lightning activity, because rainy summer can easily meet two conditions of lightning activity, 1: sufficient water vapor; 2. Strong convective movement. In fact, it thunders in winter, but it is rare.
China has a two-part allegorical saying: Only thunder and no rain-bluffing. This is the meaning of "dry thunder", that is, only thunder is heard, and no raindrops fall. There are two main conditions for the formation of "dry thunder": 1: thunder is simply caused by the collision of a large number of positive and negative charges, but the humidity is not enough to form the rainfall condition, so there is no rain; 2. The rainfall range is extremely limited. It only rains under dark clouds, but thunder can travel far. So it is very likely that the thunder you heard was "not dry", but it didn't actually fall on you.
In addition, thunder and lightning happen at the same time, because light travels faster than sound, so we often see lightning that lights up half the sky first, and then we can hear the late thunder.
No matter what kind of lightning, our first task is to learn how to protect ourselves from lightning scientifically. The following are the precautions for lightning activity:
1: When there is lightning activity, it is forbidden to stay at the top of the mountain or in hilly areas, avoid big trees or near telephone poles, walk or stand in open fields, and hide in low-lying places, houses and dry caves as soon as possible;
2. When there is lightning activity, don't use an umbrella with a metal handle, take off the metal products on your body, leave the bike as soon as possible, and avoid the metal products;
3: No boating or fishing when there is lightning activity;
When there is lightning activity, if you are indoors, turn off the TV and other electrical appliances. It's safer in the middle of the room when it thunders. Don't stay under the electric light, and don't lean against posts, walls, doors and windows, so as to avoid accidents caused by induced electricity when it thunders.
There are thousands of roads, and safety comes first. Lightning protection is not standardized, and relatives shed tears.