This kinda jibes right in with the Youtube videos I was just watching, after seeing a program on either National Geographic or History about lightning last night. Perhaps this gent should have seen it, too
Brandan Baker was calm and collected, if not a bit angry, as he described his fateful hike to the top of Long’s Peak on Tuesday that landed him in the hospital – the survivor of a lightning strike to the head.
“I’m feeling fine. My hands are a little bit numb. My feet are a little bit numb. Otherwise, I’m okay,” Baker, 31, told reporters at St. Anthony Central Hospital in Denver, where he was airlifted after being rescued from the 14,000-foot peak.
Baker, a student at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, was visiting Rocky Mountain National Park with a group of students as part of a field study on climate change. He ignored the advice of his instructor and attempted to summit Long’s Peak, alone.
Now, really, I do wish him the best, as getting stuck by lightning can cause all sorts of health issues. But, advice to everyone: if thunderstorms are around, take cover
This one is pretty incredible, 7,200 frames per second
