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Cell Phones Blamed for Fatal Lightning Strikes

July 29, 2008 · Print This Article

Throughout the month of July alone, lightning has killed and injured more than a dozen people according to Russian officials. Three sunbathers and one woman talking on her cell phone while walking along a river were killed, and a representative from local weather observation FOBOS says he believes that the accidents might be connected to increased use of portable electronic devices.  Cell phones and mp3 players are said to be electromagnetic field carriers, therefore making them conductors that would attract lightning.

Shit.  Now in addition to going sterile and getting brain cancer, we have to worry about lightning hitting our cell phones.

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One Response to “Cell Phones Blamed for Fatal Lightning Strikes”

  1. connor tye on December 4th, 2008 11:57 am

    on most shoking, a orange lightning bolt struck the ground sending 20,000,000 volts through the ground.

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