Summary
MR Gifford got off lightly considering the forces applied to his body. A direct lightning strike usually results in instant death from severe internal burns and heart failure.
Common injuries experienced by survivors include terrible burns, damaged nervous systems (including the brain), shattered bones and burst eardrums. More than 75 per cent suffer some sort of permanent disability.See the full content of this document
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Think Yourself Lucky It Didn't Melt the Fillings in Your Teeth ; Analysis [Edition 4]
Other gruesome after-effects include melted (or even vaporised) tooth fillings, and severe burns caused when metal jewellery melt...
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