ickplant@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 4 days agoIn 2016, over 300 wild reindeer were killed by a single lightning strike on the Hardangervidda plateau in Norwaylemmy.worldimagemessage-square79linkfedilinkarrow-up1538arrow-down110
arrow-up1528arrow-down1imageIn 2016, over 300 wild reindeer were killed by a single lightning strike on the Hardangervidda plateau in Norwaylemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square79linkfedilink
minus-squareknightly the Sneptaur@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up11·4 days agoFeet have non-zero surface area so there’s still room for an electric potential between the near and far side of the foot. It’d be smaller so that isn’t an entirely terrible idea, but it is by no means foolproof.
minus-squarekewko@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 days agoI think as long as it doesn’t pass through your heart,you’ll be fine with some cooked flesh
minus-squareSoggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days ago“Fine”. Burns are very serious injuries prone to infection. Internal injuries are way harder to diagnose and treat. That’s a rough combination.
Can I just stand on one foot then?
Feet have non-zero surface area so there’s still room for an electric potential between the near and far side of the foot. It’d be smaller so that isn’t an entirely terrible idea, but it is by no means foolproof.
I think as long as it doesn’t pass through your heart,you’ll be fine with some cooked flesh
“Fine”. Burns are very serious injuries prone to infection. Internal injuries are way harder to diagnose and treat. That’s a rough combination.