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wow you got lucky
I have also a realy cute video of my Basset
with my brand new baby:
www.flickr.com/photos/25045747@N04/2600036471
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you will love it, its even on explore
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wow!
thank god youre ok!
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amazing!!!! you're lucky that you're around
to tell this story...
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Wow... this is insane. Really intense! wow.
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INTERNET FAMoUS.
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Also, really glad you're okay! See you at
Heck Fest next weekend, yes?
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Yikes - that had to be quite the scare.
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Wow, that's crazy!
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so glad you are ok! what a experience...
thunderstruck!
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Holy crap!
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Wow
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o...m....f....g....
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Wow is the word.
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do it again cos lightening strikes twice!!!
this time we want to see what happens after
so can you leave the camera running???
seriously glad that you are ok though!
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I almost died laughing at the ringtone
comment. Great vid- thanks:-)
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Oh MY!!!! Incredible!!!!!! Glad you are ok!
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WTF! I am glad that you are ok and made it
through to post this. That was crazy.
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WOAH!!!
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che culo!!!
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The lightening hit in the trees in front of
my house. I'd say i was about 200-250 feet
from the strike. This happened in the middle
of a huge lightning storm that i had been
filming for 20 minutes already. Most of the
lightning had been occurring way far away,
over the ocean before this one hit.
I only can show you what i got on film,
and then describe what happened to me
after... I'm not sure about anything. i
don't think it touched the camera, i think it
entered my left thumb holding the camera,
because that's where i immediately felt it.
I read up all over the internet afterwards
and figured it was transferred through the
heavy rain, to my extended hand. i'd love
any insight on the matter though, as
obviously i am not an expert.
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What an electrifying video! :P
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Holy SH*T. That is NUTS.
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I work for a medical television show on cbs!
I want to talk to you about this!! Please
contact me at Josh.Simon@cbs.com
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Great video!
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relaydump. I don't think she's claiming to
have been "struck", but when you're
THAT close to a lightening strike, you're
going to feel the electricity...especially if
you're holding a metal rail.
However, with that said, I'm interested in
knowing who "confirmed" this to be
a fake. It clearly is not.
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Awesome!
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Found this in the explore blog. Crazy stuff.
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Only you jj. The ghost of jasper?
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how wonderfull life is after that :-)
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Nock4Six, She claimed that she got struck by
lightning in her explanation of the video
right under it.
I don't believe she got struck either but i
wouldn't go and say its a fake video because
she was obviously ridiculously close to the
lightning.
Amazing Video all in all and glad you're
okay.
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WOW!!!!! I take lightning pics off my balcony
and worry about this! Once I hear the snap of
lightning so it must have struck the top of
my building. ie TOO CLOSE! But this is even
closer!!! Just saw this on gizmodo.com.
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I am pretty sure that cannot be direct hit.
The sound of the bolt came a moment later
than the flash, but still the main channel
must have been somewhere within a 50-100
meters.
And also a direct impact would have knocked
you down if not killed you, and furthermore
the electromagnetic shock would have probably
distorted the frame, or even shut the camera
down.
However, i still would not call it a fake,
because since lighntnigs are highly anomolous
phenomena of nature, even a nearby nearby
bolt can zap you somehow.
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WOW! What a video!
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Glad you're ok, no matter the happenstance.
That's a terrifying event. My uncle's been
hit twice and he's got a great scar on the
top of his head for his troubles. I had
something similar happen to me in a hail
storm when I was a kid. I was watching the
storm from the window, lightning struck and
my window and arms flashed blue/white and
then my arms went numb. I wasn't technically
hit, but something happened.
There are several different types of
lighting and a handful of ways it behaves
when it comes to people. It can completely
pass over you, you can feel the effects from
several meters away. I don't for a minute
believe this was a fake, and I'm glad you're
ok.
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What's up with relaydump? Being hit by
lightning doesn't mean you have to be hit by
the main bolt. There can be many small
fingers near where the main bolt hits, and
anyone nearby can be struck by one of those.
It's like a big electric shock that knocks
you off your feet, but might not cause any
burns.
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When lightning hit my neighbours' place, a roommate of mine said he got a mild
shock (he had his hand in a computer tower at
the time), presumably as a side
"spike" from the lightning strike.
A bunch of electronics equipment was fried
too, so I assume a spike from lightning right
around the area it hits is quite logical.
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I'm so glad you're alive and ok. I took pics
as a storm rolled in a few days
ago, with my cell phone..
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Wow!!! You are just very lucky that you
didn't get hurt! I am always fearful of
lightning. I always try to be careful even
when there isn't a sign of any lightning in a
rainy or stormy time. You can almst feel your
mouth being meatalic or copper test. That's
one sign of being in a charged air. You can
also have your hair being static.
Holding onto a metal rod explains it too.
One thing you had a camera on one hand which
somehow had created some electic field around
you, and another thing was that your another
hand was connected to a conductive material,
the metal rod that was connected to the earth
ground. So as the air around you was filled
with opposite charges, the high voltage from
the sky was perfect to discharge through you
in a perfectly +ve to -ve path!
Since your camera didn't malfunction and you
actually didn't get fried, the thousands
volts lightning actually didn't drop on you.
The actual lightning striked the earth
probably a few miles away from you, and you
had the weakest vibe of the spreaded charge
on you. That's a very very tiny fraction of
the entire strike! Yet, you could ave been
seriouly hurt from it, and I am glad you are
okay!
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I have a friend who was struck by lightning
three times. THREE. You have two more to
catch up. But I hope it never happens to you
again. And I hope you don't have any lasting
effects.
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The interview on Wired.com
(http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/07/ligh
tning-zaps.html) explains it all I would say!
The lightning shock hit her thumb holding the
camera, not the apparatus itself.
DogFaceboy... three times!?!??!?
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Well, I'm glad you're ok......though that
bolt most definitely did not hit you. As you
can see from your own instictive reaction to
turn towards what made the flash, there is a
flash burn on the ground for a slpit second
where the bolt actually hit. Watch the trees
below the skyline, and you can clearly see
that they all have a shadow on their right
side, taking up mose of the body of the tree.
there is a strong illumination on the left
side and seems to also come through the tree
somewhat...indicating that this lightning
trike hit to the left, and a bit behind the
first row of visible trees. Roughly 50-80
yards down and to the left fo your camera
angle. Pretty damn close though!!! You
would not have been able to enunciate, let
alone think of anything to say had you
actually been hit.
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WOW, glad you're ok.
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oh my god!
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glad you are ok!
see? god doesn't want video on flickr.
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That is unbelievable footage and lucky that
you did not get harmed from this. Just
unbelievable!
p.s. I am Erin´s friend from when we lived
in Brussels :o)
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That was AWESOME!
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Did you get any super powers???
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Wow, that is crazy! It's good to know that
you are OK.
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Do it again. I missed it.
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Now you are more of an expert than more of
us.
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Crazy, cool and scary - good that you are ok!
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www.broadcaster.com/clip/14262
Follow the above link to see another
lightning strike. Makes this one look like a
firecracker!
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wow. this happened to me when i was walking
to the bus stop when i was a kid
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I'm glad you are OK, too. It's an awesome
clip though, definately worth sharing.
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Now being shown on the Metro site!
theridiculant.metro.co.uk/2008/07/videographe
r-ge.html
Thanks for posting this. Scary stuff! So
glad you're ok.
Sue
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This video wont play anymore on my browsers
(firefox & safari) as for 07/11/2008
morning; are anyone else having issues?
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came here from the flickr blog to say that
i'm very glad you are alright. i can't even
imagine how terrifying that must have been!
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I love how people assume you couldn't have
been hit or struck or whatever language they
want to use to say the same thing. It is
completely possible to be struck or hit or
zapped or blasted or electrocuted by
lightning and survive—even with no ill
effects. As I said earlier, I have a friend
who was struck by lightning three times. The
first time, it burned her finger. It was in
the 1980s all three times, and I was her
friend for two of the strikes.
Many, many people who survive lightning
strikes have brain damage or a slew of other
side effects. But the lightning can touch
you or zap you through something else, and
you can live.
If you're about to get struck by lightning,
your hair will stand on end for a few seconds
before. RUN.
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some more...
MSNBC www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25643427/
Guemes Island woman hit by lightning
Blog RenoPassport
renopassport.blogspot.com/2008/07/struck-by-l
ightning-whi...
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You should go national with this. CNN
International maybe.
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You're on fire, baby!
(also, most comments ever. Woot!)
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hardcore
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Omg!! Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Wow.
Glad you're okay! Electricity and water is
always a scary combo.
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Amazing, lucky you are okay, I wouldn't have
wanted to see it otherwise.
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WOW. I had one strike about twenty feet away
from me once. Scary as hell! When you hear
the sizzle, you're too close.
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Oh wow. O.o
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Been there, had this happen to me a couple
times. A fork of the bolt did not hit you,
that I can assure you of but just your
general proximity to the strike surely had
you tingling. The closer you are the worse
it gets, it goes without saying. Sure is a
rush though isn't it! Love how the multiple
pulses are actually caught on audio. Nice
grab!
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Great scream!
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Ouch, what a horrible experience. But think
this way: probably you won't be hit by a
lightning again.
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lol, people say its your hand that got hit
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That's quite something. Glad that you're
still here to post about it.
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Hope you're ok. Just saw your story on CNN!
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Wow, impressive capture. Glad your OK!
Seen on CNN.
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All I can think of is the time that my father
got struck by lightning in a similar
situation (filming the storm)...you sound
TERRIFIED, while he screamed
"YAHOOO!" and jumped feet into the
air.
I guess it just depends on the person. I'm
glad you're okay and able to post this. :]
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You've got yourself a viral video. What's
good is you didn't get hurt.
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The "unedited screaming version" is
always better.
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I am glad you are okay..
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That's national geographic material right
there, I bet you'll make a ton of money from
that tape if you submit it around to RealTV
or shock shows like that.
Do you have any cool scars? I know someone
who was electrocuted twice in one month, in
her life, lightning attracts to good people !
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Thank goodness you're OK and have a story you
can tell your grandchildren one day.
My wife's sister was struck by lightning 33
years ago. She wasn't quite as lucky; she
was killed on the spot.
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6.7 billion people, and the internet - it was
bound to happen! Thanks for sharing -
interesting on many levels. And nice scenery
(early on).
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Glad you lived to tell. And thanks for
posting to Flickr! Can the next version be
slow-mo so we can see what's going on with
that sparking/flashing? I keep replaying to
try to figure out what I'm seeing and getting
nowhere. Inquiring minds want to know.
Also: that's quite a scream. I had occasion
a few days ago to make one of the more
spontaneous/terrified screams of my own
life---I saw my dog hit by a car and dragged.
She's going to be fine, but I had time enough
in that awful moment to be sure that she was
going to be dead and that what I would see
when I got to her was going to be horrific.
The replay that keeps going through my head
is, like this version of your film,
full-audio. I keep wondering if it's possible
that I really made *that noise*. How very odd
that you have a recording of yours to know
for sure.
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HOLY CHIT!!!
Amazing capture!
I bet you were buzzin!
=p
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I will think of this video every time I am on
the porch watching a good Thunderstorm. Cool
Video, Glad you lived to tell about it.
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Wow! You are extremely fortunate! I saw this
on CNN on Sunday morning.
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Holy crap!
i gotta lean out of 2nd floor windows during
thunder storms more :)
wicked video!
glad u're ok though...
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Seen on gizmodo.com.au (?)
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sorry, callin BS on this.. saw this via
gizmodo and the people there are right
1) if the lightning was right on top of you
you would not see a flash and THEN the bang
(not to mention it'd b louder)
2) you can see glowing red on the ground for
a split second during the "lightning
strike" which my guess is the lightning,
or just some type of firecracker/explosive
that gives off a flash first
3) the camera would be toast, or at the very
least the hard drive would be wiped clean.
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Wow. I'm glad you're okay.
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Wow and just wow!
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Seen on gizmodo.com (?)
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Wow - that's a pretty intense video. Glad to
hear you're okay.
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If i truly wanted to "make myself
famous" i would have accepted offers
from CNN, Fox news, Good Morning America, and
every other news station, that have
contacted me about doing more feature
interviews about this. I have been getting
calls and emails everyday. Anyone who knows
me, is well aware that this attention makes
me very uncomfortable.
I have seen a doctor, and i've talked to a
few different meteorologists inquiring about
what they think happened. All i can show you
is the video i took, and explain to you what
happened to me afterwards. I never claimed i
was directly hit. But because i was so close,
i did get a good shock. The jolt i received
hit my thumb, not the camera, and it wasn't
until 20 minutes later (after experiencing
breathing problems) that i even knew i took
this video. After the lightning hit, i was
completely confused, and my immediate short
term memory did not work so well. I couldn't
complete a simple thought process. I've been
told that because i was not directly hit, is
why i lived and why the camera didn't fry.
The headlines you've read or heard, such
as "Woman stuck by lighting!" or
"Lightning strikes woman!" or
"Skagit county woman struck by
lightning!" were all fabricated by the
media for dramatic interest value and not me.
Of course that's what they're going to say,
they want people to watch their tv shows! I'm
just another flickr user uploading a video of
something that happened to me in my day to
day life, and it happened to catch wind. The
fact that this clip spread so fast, stuns me
and is absolutely crazy to witness. I simply
gave permission for my video to be used and
have no control over the hundreds of blogs
that chose to write about it.
Thanks to everyone for their nice comments,
asking if i was okay, telling me i'm an
idiot for hanging out a window, or calling me
a liar.
I appreciate you all.
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championbrain, why do you keep harping on?
It's obvious that she was hit by an
electrical shock... sure, the lightning bolt
itself didn't hit her (or she wouldn't be
here to answer your questions), but you can
get a mighty big jolt from a nearby strike if
the conditions are right. Why do you keep
calling her a liar? And why do you care so
much?
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People are struck by (or near shocked by)
lightning relatively frequently all around
the world... It's just not many are holding a
video device when it happens. I guess that
is why the news agencies love it so much...
byproducts of our mobilely documented
lives... the good, bad, and just plain weird.
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Unbelievable!
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Amazing capture, glad you're ok.
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If you're about to get struck by lightning,
your hair will stand on end for a few seconds
before. RUN.
Oh I see God ganging up on us balding fellas
again...bastard!
Glad you're okay Slowris and smug in the
knowledge that any campfire conversations
that start "Did I ever tell you about
the time...." are yours to own!
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Eddie, it goes for arm hair, too.
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Wow wow wow. I had major static electricity
on top of Mt. Adams but nothing like this!
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