See what scars left on Lightning Strike Survivors looks like (Photos)

The odds of getting struck by lightning in any given year are about 1 in 300,000. And although roughly 90% of those struck survive, the electrical discharge scars some of them with a tattoo-like mark, known as the Lichtenberg figure. But that’s not all.

And although roughly 90% of those struck survive, the electrical discharge scars some of them with a tattoo-like mark

It is known as the Lichtenberg figure

A lightning bolt can heat the surrounding air to 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit (27,760 degrees Celsius)This is five times hotter than the sun

 

A cloud-to-ground strike cal also contain up to 1 billion volts of electricity  

 

When this amount of energy enters your body, it short-circuits the small electrical signals that run the heart, lungs, and nervous system

 

This can lead to cardiac arrest, seizures, brain injury, spinal cord damage, and amnesia

 

 

For example, it can bore holes in your retina and cause cataracts (cloudings of the lenses)

 

Unfortunately for men, lightning can also induce impotence and decrease libido in general

 

Scary stuff though.