What Happens When You're Struck By Lightning?

Over 100 lightning bolts strike the earth's surface every second! And in each of those lightning bolts is over 1 billion volts of electricity! Scary stuff! So what happens to your body if you're struck by lightning? Can you survive the shock of your life!?

Ever get surprised by a tiny shock? No, we aren’t being metaphorical here, Brainiacs. You know, those tiny yet surprising shocks that occur when you touch someone or a doorknob? Now imagine that those tiny shocks went upwards of 1 billion volts!!!! We hope all you ever have to do is imagine that, Brainiacs, but it. is. painful. Researchers estimate that a single lightning bolt holds about 1 billion volts of electricity which begs the question, did Benjamin Franklin REALLY fly a kite in the middle of a thunderstorm and SURVIVE? And if he did, (but there’s no way he was...right?) then what kind of injuries would this guy face? I mean, he definitely would NOT be in any shape to sign the Declaration of Independence. In this video, we debunk that story and tell it HOW IT IS. Plus, we break down how lightning works, including how and why these natural forces can carry all this POWER. Plus, we recount some famous stories of people getting struck by lightning and hint hint, they all don’t walk away with injuries. Sometimes---they walk away with NEW talents. Stay tune for this one, Brainiacs. You won’t believe what Brainiard will do to impress a date.

[Brainiacs]

Have you ever been struck by lightening?

[drmeme]

I wish the online classes had this guy in it.😔

[tasha]

Hey Brainiac I hope your keeping yourself safe during these times! ❤

[pikapika]

Roy C. Sullivan got struck by lighting 7 times and survived them but is not mentioned in this video. I think he is a famous example of someone who got struck by lightning and survived compared to the fisherman who's name I've already forgotten.

[op]

I've never been struck by lightning but one time lightning struck the street in front of my house.

[camulodunon]

Last time I checked, this channel had 30k subs. Now, only about three quarters of a year later, you guys skyrocketed. Keep it up!

[ActiveAdvocate]

I was once playing video games when a thunderstorm broke out, and there was a clap of thunder DIRECTLY over our house, so close that I actually smelled ozone. My brother calls downstairs like, "Hey, I think you might want to get off the TV now, " and I'm just like, "Uhh...yeah." Not a fan of the idea of getting hit by lightning.

[carriesmotherman]

I was struck in 2003. No burns, clothing fires or cardiac arrest, but it left me with a nice brain injury, vision disorders, stretched ligaments and hypertonic muscles. The list is long.
Synesthesia is an interesting side effect as well. Mine is random and gave me panic attacks for years.

[micahgrannum]

I found the discovery with Ben Franklin rather... SHOCKING

[Jokstr]

I love Brainiard! I hope you keep using him in your videos! :)

[rocketcentral]

Who else has ever seen a purple lightning

[RealPersistences]

So basically like being electrocuted by a Raichu? Because it can gather electricity from the atmosphere, and it’s long tail protects it from high voltage powers

[atari]

I realized brainerd has been through life and death lmao hes gods angel

[Munibiscool]

Actually he survived by tied an key and an jar on an kite causing the lighting bolt be stuck

[UpsTubeTheYouTuber]

Lightning: Makes Everything White
Lightning On Braniac: Doesn't Make Anything White At All

[BrokenBottle]

I have been shocked by a slide before in a park.

[renef.martinezthebestfishe]

Bengymn:don’t mess with me Clouds:I don’t care

[RapFanaticever]

I remember the episode of Beavis and Buttthead when they tried to fly a kite in a thunderstorm like Benjamin Franklin and they wound up in the hospital.

[YourStoriesAnimated]

The possibility that you get struck is higher than winning a lotto

[BARTbat]

This is literally my favorite channel on all of YouTube! ❤️