I was hit by lightning with my umbrella. (while i was recording for a movie)

andyterryjay

(Posted this in the weather section earlier but just thought you guys might find it interesting)

I was hit by lightning today while filming for a new video I was making in Terenure College Grounds.

The lightning hit all of us holding metal objects - Me with the umbrella, And my 2 other friends, one with a shovel and the other with glasses.

Here is a link to the video footage of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y09YVcCcNs

BostonB

Should you not go get checked out?

andyterryjay

BostonB wrote: »

Should you not go get checked out?

i am lucky enough to have a family member in medicine who checked me.

lil_lisa

Well, I hope you learned your lesson!

MEN SHOULDN'T HOLD UMBRELLAS!!!

awesome video though!

andyterryjay

lil_lisa wrote: »

Well, I hope you learned your lesson!

MEN SHOULDN'T HOLD UMBRELLAS!!!

awesome video though!

haha! well said. i think it was the first time i have ever used an umbrella, cause i didnt want the camera to get wet. very unlucky and lucky at the same time.

CrazyRabbit

Who is this 'Lightning' guy and why did he hit you with your umbrella?

andyterryjay

CrazyRabbit wrote: »

Who is this 'Lightning' guy and why did he hit you with your umbrella?

haha ! Brilliant, i am going to save that.

Captain Darling

Tbh it just sounds like you made a bit of a leaky, sqeaky fart after being hit by a snowball.

andyterryjay

Captain Darling wrote: »

Tbh it just sounds like you made a bit of a leaky, sqeaky fart after being hit by a snowball.

ha, i guess you could say it sounds like that. but the noise im pretty sure is my umbrella sparking up with current.

Fago!

Ohhhhhhhhhhh shhiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittttttttttttttttttttt!

Topdeck

your lucky you can have a laugh about it. scarey ****.

TerryTibbs!

Shocking stuff

Son Of A Vidic

Captain Darling wrote: »

Tbh it just sounds like you made a bit of a leaky, sqeaky fart after being hit by a snowball.

Also possibly lighted the fart at the same time, hence the flash??



I hope you've now see the light!

Dancor

Bunch of lads rolling about in the snow, eh?

Nothing gay about that.

LizT

How did it feel? (stupid question I know!!)

andyterryjay

Dancor wrote: »

Bunch of lads rolling about in the snow, eh?

Nothing gay about that.

ha yeah.

andyterryjay

lizt wrote: »

How did it feel? (stupid question I know!!)

well this is a breakdown of what happened. but all this happened in less than a second.

-the lightning flashed
-the metal on the umbreall lit up and i saw the current moving down it
-then i felt the current go through me, i cant really explain it other way, it just felt weird.

but i let go of the umbrella immediately.

CrazyRabbit

It's odd/lucky that the camera kept functioning. Lightning strikes cause a pretty powerful, but localised EMP beside the strike point. This will fry most electronics.

And most strikes on a person cause burns and can, in some cases, throw the victim several feet in the air.

You must have been hit with a relatively weak ESD, so count yourself very very lucky!

roryc

We can't even do lighning strikes right... I'd be surprised if anyone's ever died from a lightning strike in Ireland

You were pretty lucky though. Quite the opposite from this pair, talk about bad timing

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/lightning-strike-kills-bridetobe-14834253.html

--Kaiser--

Could have been worse OP, this guy didn't do as well

copeyhagen

cool video, but it reminded me a bit of the homo ending to lord of the rings!!

colly_06

You should try sell your story to the Sun

Zombienosh

If you didn't gain any super powers in this transaction its been a complete waste of time.