A woman who filmed the moment she was hit by lightning has spoken of her terror as the strike passed through her body. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

Campbell Gillespie was struck by lightning four years ago. Barely surviving the strike, the injuries he sustained left him with no sense of taste or smell and, according to doctors, completely sterile.

Proving them wrong (or in an incredibly ostentatious act of cuckoldry), his partner Hazel Topping gave birth to a son this morning.

Link to an earlier story here picked by pocksucket 8 months ago

A New Hampshire woman is feeling pretty lucky after a lightning bolt struck her body and apparently exited through her nose ring. picked by deEPCHIll 2 months ago

An unlucky Croatian motorbike rider was knocked unconscious when lightning struck his penis as he stopped for a quick roadside toilet break. OK, let the "Lightning Rod" jokes begin... picked by mitzuzake 12 months ago

In New Mexico, U.S., scientists tested a new ultra-high-power laser which provoked lightning. Scientists fired ultra-fast pulses from an extremely powerful laser thus sending several terawatts into the clouds to call down electrical discharges in storm clouds over the region. picked by maxriter 5 months ago

A man making a trip from Puerto Rico to South Florida to raise money for his religious education remains hospitalized Monday after he was struck down by a bolt of lightning which flew from clear blue sky on Sunday. He was selling religious materials when he was hit. [Can't seem to find the Irony category] picked by sholom22 1 year ago

This amazing photograph gives whole new meaning to the phrase "May God strike me with lightning if ..." Rio de Janeiro's world-famous statue of Christ the Redeemer was struck by lightning during a thunderstorm over the Brazilian city on Sunday. picked by maxriter 7 months ago

Volcanoes can trigger earthquakes, avalanches and devastating lava flows. Add to this list lightning, which has now been detected striking from the mouth of a mountainous beast. picked by Browntrout 2 years ago

A picture and a short video clip showing a lightning bolt striking an aeroplane taking off, then hitting the ground. picked by bunmaster 1 year ago

A 36-year-old diver was killed off a Florida beach after lightning struck his air tank. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

As clouds of toxic ash and dust tower into the sky, they ionise the air, generating an explosive electrical storm. Colossal forks of lightning spark around the noxious plume as it spews from the volcano's crater, creating an image of raw, terrifying energy - as if the air itself were ablaze. Video of the eruption here. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A man wearing his iPod during a thunderstorm was hurled eight feet into the air when lightning hit a tree close by. The burns covering the man's chest, neck and ear coincided with the positions of his iPod earphones he was wearing at the moment of the lightning strike. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

If only her appliances were wearing them. picked by suebe 1 year ago

Twenty-seven years to the day. You think God is trying to tell him something? picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

Most of you are familiar with NASA's Astonomy Picture of The Day feature. Here is a particular outstanding image taken in Perth, Australia. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Twin lightning bolt tattoos, that is.

That saying that pets and owners start to look alike makes me wonder...Which one is the pet? picked by Maven 5 months ago

Looks deadly, doesn't it? picked by myrthachang 1 year ago

An unlikely but possible event occurred this week in the Texas Lottery when the same numbers were drawn on two consecutive days. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Must See! picked by shredtone 1 year ago

NASA's Cassini spacecraft observes Saturn's electrical storm with lightning 10,000 more powerful than the lightning on Earth. The area, where the storm occured, was dubbed "Storm Alley." picked by maxriter 4 months ago