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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsNorth Carolina man survives 3rd lightning strike since 1997
... Bob Edwards, 51, of Charlotte, was leaving the Steel Creek Cafe Monday afternoon and walking through the parking lot to his truck when a sudden storm developed and lightning struck ... The first time he reported being hit was in June 1997, on Westinghouse Boulevard in Charlotte ... The second strike was in July 2009, in York, S.C., where he was living at the time ... Recognized by Guinness World Records, the late Roy Sullivan .., who died in 1983 at age 71, was hit seven times ...
http://www.examiner.com/article/north-carolina-man-survives-3rd-lightning-strike-since-1997
Ptah
(33,032 posts)sakabatou
(42,152 posts)Don't know whether to feel ashamed or amused after typing that.
Ikonoklast
(23,973 posts)turtlerescue1
(1,013 posts)Closest personally hit close enough to three fools walking out in a storm, and Hair just stood up. Close enough for me. Never understood what it was that was felt either.
Archae
(46,335 posts)rurallib
(62,422 posts)how many times have you heard that?
Needs a real live test.
probably win, run outside and hold the ticket up to the sky and ZZZAP! ticket burned and he on his one way trip.
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)mockmonkey
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(41 posts)jakeXT
(10,575 posts)Anthony Cicoria, Md, PLLC, (born 1952), is a doctor specializing in orthopedic medicine, orthopedic surgery, orthotics, prosthetic supplies, and sports medicine. He is best known for acquiring an unusual affinity for music after being struck by lightning. He was profiled in neurologist Oliver Sacks' book Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain (2007).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Cicoria