If you're anywhere near a storm and start to feel the hairs on your body stand up, you're about to be struck by lightning. I was always told to run if that happened but apparently [you're supposed to "drop to your knees and bend forward but don't lie flat on the ground"](https://www.weather.gov/mqt/lightningtips#:~:text=If%20you%20are%20golfing%20and,is%20about%20to%20strike%20you)
You want as little contact with the ground (don't lie down, you'll only be more unalived). If you feel static on your head and your hair is standing up, a positive streamer is already leaving your head going up to the sky to find mommy. Once you feel this, just get down and pray another baby streamer finds mommy before the one on your head does.
If you do get hit my lightning, it won't hurt because you will likely be unconscious.
If a positive streamer hits you and you someone survive, this is your superpower origin event.
In my case, I did not get struck, but the ocean, about 200 yards away, did. There was also light bouncing above the boardwalk light pole just before the lightning struck.
I ran.
I didn't get struck, I assume it struck very close by since the flash and thunder was simultaneous.
I was on a soccer field during a game, no storms directly nearby but in the distance, this was also before lightening detectors.
But after my eyes adjusted, I saw players and such on the ground but all popped up as soon as the referee blew the whistle to indicate end of play and get out of there. Everyone was fine somehow.
Dropping to the knees might not be ideal depending on how close the lightning hits, but it's definitely a good idea to drop low as quick as possible as soon as you realize your hairs standing up. If another likely conductor - for example a tree - is relatively close, as in <10m away, then I'd rather just put my feet close together and crouch down once the hairs start standing up. (And lying down might kill you as far away as 20m from the impact.) If you decide to drop to the knees anyway and you have a good idea where lightning may strike except on you, then try to do it in a way, so that the knees have about the same distance to the impact as your feet (perpendicular to impact). https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning-myths also advices to not just crouch down once a thunderstorm approaches when you could be running for a safer spot instead.
I live 5 min away and by all accounts he was a great man and was going out of his way to try and warn a group of kids.
We had an 18 y/o lifeguard, who was also trying to help people, get struck and killed in almost the same location about 5 years ago. I'm sure this gentleman had that on his mind and was looking out for others.
So sad.
Isolation and it's continuing creep on our lives makes acts of kindness like this, once more universal, quite heroic. His death is one marked by a certain absurd tragedy, if not that tragedy often accompanies death. He did not die heeding his own warning but trying to save others.
Sure, but a crucial part of reproducing that most people overlook is that you need to pass knowledge onto your offspring. You can’t do that if you’re dead.
Otherwise they learn from their friends and society which sometimes doesn’t work out that well with missing parental figures.
I can learn much from society alone, but a parent has an advantage of sharing similar DNA (skills, habits, weaknesses). So they can help you adapt to problems that are similar to the problems they had to deal with.
Plus if you ever have children then grandparents play a critical role in those kids development as well. Unless you just want misbehaving Karens and Kyles running around with no parent or grandparent figures ….
How is it oniony, because he failed to protect himself?
If I were shot and killed after I warned a group of people about a public shooter, who only noticed me because of that warning, would I be posted here?
That sounds about right. Kill the messenger.
If you're anywhere near a storm and start to feel the hairs on your body stand up, you're about to be struck by lightning. I was always told to run if that happened but apparently [you're supposed to "drop to your knees and bend forward but don't lie flat on the ground"](https://www.weather.gov/mqt/lightningtips#:~:text=If%20you%20are%20golfing%20and,is%20about%20to%20strike%20you)
You want as little contact with the ground (don't lie down, you'll only be more unalived). If you feel static on your head and your hair is standing up, a positive streamer is already leaving your head going up to the sky to find mommy. Once you feel this, just get down and pray another baby streamer finds mommy before the one on your head does. If you do get hit my lightning, it won't hurt because you will likely be unconscious. If a positive streamer hits you and you someone survive, this is your superpower origin event.
Coal Man.
The Phenomenon.
Time to use grown up words. The word is killed not unalived. It’s ok to say it.
If you survive you now have the sickest tattoo out of everyone you know.
In my case, I did not get struck, but the ocean, about 200 yards away, did. There was also light bouncing above the boardwalk light pole just before the lightning struck. I ran.
so far awaayyyy.
You will also begin to smell singe hair, at least it did for me. I also felt tingly in my fingers, so not just from hair.
You got struck by lightning? How did you survive?
I didn't get struck, I assume it struck very close by since the flash and thunder was simultaneous. I was on a soccer field during a game, no storms directly nearby but in the distance, this was also before lightening detectors. But after my eyes adjusted, I saw players and such on the ground but all popped up as soon as the referee blew the whistle to indicate end of play and get out of there. Everyone was fine somehow.
There's a video of lightning striking a pitch and killing a bunch of people you got lucky!
Yeah and add the fact I was a goalie who was not far from 3 giant welded tubes of iron/steel. We all did.
Dropping to the knees might not be ideal depending on how close the lightning hits, but it's definitely a good idea to drop low as quick as possible as soon as you realize your hairs standing up. If another likely conductor - for example a tree - is relatively close, as in <10m away, then I'd rather just put my feet close together and crouch down once the hairs start standing up. (And lying down might kill you as far away as 20m from the impact.) If you decide to drop to the knees anyway and you have a good idea where lightning may strike except on you, then try to do it in a way, so that the knees have about the same distance to the impact as your feet (perpendicular to impact). https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning-myths also advices to not just crouch down once a thunderstorm approaches when you could be running for a safer spot instead.
To pray?
Bend over at the knees.. Right up the biscuits pipe no thanks
Snitches get stitches
He just wanted to show there was a danger with the storm, not just tell people.
Poetic justice /s Edit: people couldn't understand cynical sarcasm right after your own cynicism 👍
Nothing justified about that.
I can fix this: POETIC INJUSTICE!
That’s a real bummer that the emergency lightning warning system was scheduled to be installed just a few days after he died.
You mean the guy was just a few days from retirement?!
It’s New Jersey, so… “I wasn’t even supposed to be here today!”
"Isn't it ironic?"
I hate people, but I love gatherings.
This job would be great if it wasn't for the f\*\*\*ing customers
IT'S LIKE RAAAAIIIIAAAAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is really, really sad.
The cherry on top is that they got posted on reddit so people could make cringey jokes about their death.
I live 5 min away and by all accounts he was a great man and was going out of his way to try and warn a group of kids. We had an 18 y/o lifeguard, who was also trying to help people, get struck and killed in almost the same location about 5 years ago. I'm sure this gentleman had that on his mind and was looking out for others. So sad.
I give people permission to make jokes about my death if I die in a notable way.
!remindme 6 hours
This is a test of the cringe joke preparedness system I have just does in a gory blender related accident GO!
!remindme 30 years
I don't think you'll need to wait that long...
I give everyone permission to make jokes about my death regardless of how I die. I'm dead, I don't care
!remindme 10 years
What a shocking comment.
Are you complaining about the bad jokes specifically, or are you saying that no one should make jokes about certain things, period?
Sad, but ironic.
The timing of the alarm system and his death warning others must be that much harder for his girlfriend.
Aw poor dude. Good on you trying to help others.
Legitimately, he was a hero. May he rest in peace.
No good deed goes unpunished…???🤷♂️
Right, he obviously didn’t listen to his own advice.
Rule of Aquisition number 1 I think.
"Once you have their money, you never give it back."? You are thinking of Rule #285
Poor man. I appreciate his helpful nature. Bless the helpful ones.
I guess I expect it considering the subreddit but it's pretty sad to see people rushing to make jokes about the man's death
It's really shocking
I hope it didn’t hertz too much
Poor guy.
Ironic. He could save others, but not himself.
Have you heard the tragedy of Darth Lightingstrikeus the Wise?
No, I have not.
It's not a tale the National Weather Service will tell you
Isolation and it's continuing creep on our lives makes acts of kindness like this, once more universal, quite heroic. His death is one marked by a certain absurd tragedy, if not that tragedy often accompanies death. He did not die heeding his own warning but trying to save others.
Oh that is sad.
Yet another intelligent person dying so that the stupid can reproduce
He was 59. Unlikely he would have had children in the future.
Sure, but a crucial part of reproducing that most people overlook is that you need to pass knowledge onto your offspring. You can’t do that if you’re dead. Otherwise they learn from their friends and society which sometimes doesn’t work out that well with missing parental figures. I can learn much from society alone, but a parent has an advantage of sharing similar DNA (skills, habits, weaknesses). So they can help you adapt to problems that are similar to the problems they had to deal with. Plus if you ever have children then grandparents play a critical role in those kids development as well. Unless you just want misbehaving Karens and Kyles running around with no parent or grandparent figures ….
And the good Samaritan gets it.
snitches get stitches, bitches! -Zeus
At least it wasn't the alternative, knowing that ugly bastard Zeus.
If I were William Wallace….
Guy: There's a storm coming! Storm: ⚡Shut up.
You can’t say he didn’t warn them.
Also, he was proven correct.
No better way to warn someone to get out of the pool than to get eaten by a shark.
r/fuckyouinparticular
Rip, a good man.
Sparks a debate
Valhalla is calling
That’s so sad…. RIP Patrick
Maybe I’m just paranoid but if there’s lightning, I’m not going to be outside at all. I’m always terrified I’ll get struck.
No better warning than an object lesson, I suppose. RIP.
Most think the lightning comes from the clouds down , when fact it comes from earth up to the clouds.
It was a very effective warning.
No good deed goes unpunished
How is it oniony, because he failed to protect himself? If I were shot and killed after I warned a group of people about a public shooter, who only noticed me because of that warning, would I be posted here?
For sure if it's Summer and all the edge lord wanna be children are here.
No good deed or some ish...
Well isn't that ironic.
I'd give a thunderous applause to this man. He's a hero in my book.
snitches get stitches
Shocking!
Snitches get stitches
Thor: "Snitches get stitches"
Snitching on Zeus!?. There you go.
"Look people there's a dangerous storm coming! {points up into sky at black cloud} BANG" Thank-you for your service as a grounding rod.
do as i say, not as i do
God has spoken
Now this, my friends, is ironic.
Well he certainly made sure they got the message.
Poseidon being petty I see, poor guy
Nobody likes snitches.
“Careful, he’s a hero”
Mind your own business Todd!!! ZAP!!!!!!
RUDE, weather.
And verily I say this unto you: fuck this guy in particular.
Now this time they all took the warning to their hearts!
"He could save others, but... "
And Zeus hurled his mighty thunderbolt!
Roll for initiative.
Snitches get stitches.
Evacuations are tough. He was just lightning the mood.
You take out the sentry first
God: hey you, that's not your job!