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Old 08-18-2016, 03:50 PM   #1
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Old 08-29-2016, 01:20 PM   #2
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How exactly did lightning kill 323 reindeer in Norway?

Not a lot of info, don't get your hopes up.
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Old 08-29-2016, 01:29 PM   #3
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I wonder how many got away? You can see the extent of the lethal shock with all of them in a neat circle.
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Old 08-29-2016, 03:53 PM   #4
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Not a lot of info, don't get your hopes up.
It was completely explained.
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... most are being killed by the ground current. First, there’s a direct strike ... that hits the tree or maybe the ground nearby. The energy then spreads along the ground surface, ...

Lightning goes up one leg and down another. Animals are more vulnerable because their legs are spread out more, so the ground currents travel more easily in their bodies.
Same principle also explains why an adjacent power strip does not protect electronics.
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