Lightning Hits Washington Monument || ViralHog

Occurred on August 15, 2021 / Washington, D.C., USA

Taken from Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC.

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[poorkitnerd]

I always wondered how they keep the old politicians alive

[neonlights]

A moment of silence for the guy that missed it

[hanselanderson]

I grew up across the river from this monument (Arlington, VA) and this happens regularly. I mean it is like a huge lightning rod for crying out loud.

[Sun_Disciple]

Me who’s watch too many monument mythos: *nervous sweating*

[Chatta-Ortega]

The very top of the monument is basically a lightning rod.

[michellerichardson]

Lighting bolt hit the Vatican like that too ~ ⚡️

[thesure]

"An analysis by The Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang, done in June 2020, found that lightning hits the monument up to a couple of times per year on average, but that numbers vary summer to summer."

[MrAnders]

How come we don’t harvest lightning as an additional energy source?

[anthonydavid]

It's more than just lightning? Biblical

[nadiablack]

God really doesn't like what is going on there right now and who can blame him.

[SK-bkyh]

Do you ever wonder why we built an Egyptian obelisk to commemorate the first president of the United States

[m-x-n]

Lightning -hits American monument

America - drops 10 nuclear on Lightning

[Mdmc]

You ever walk down from the Washington Monument, ? I have during the 70s.

[gipperkaydevane]

Rebuke and bind all demons in the name of Jesus

[kx_xx]

I live right next to the monument, best place to smoke weed at 2am. This isn’t unusual at all.

[jesseruffin]

America we better wake up God is mad the way this country is been run.

[eddie]

I think it has a lightning rod in it to protect it. Pretty cool

[tfyeboah]

This is why we say there is power there

[adorable]

Cleopatra's needle? How designed this please?

[chrisgriffin]

Ah ok now we just need the monument to bend over into a perfect arch and exposing the special tree inside and start spewing lightning!