XCR1250 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Science Lightning strike blows off man’s shoes, giving him ‘new respect for Crocs’ in Canada Don Sweeney , Miami Herald•August 30, 2020 Lightning strike blows off man’s shoes, giving him ‘new respect for Crocs’ in Canada More Awakened by a thunderstorm at his home on Bowen Island in British Columbia, Cal Misener remembered he’d left the windows rolled down on his truck. The 50-year-old slipped on a pair of camouflage Crocs and went out in his pajamas to remedy the situation, CBC News reported. “I reached in to turn on the ignition, and just as I had done that, bam!” Misener said, CTV News reported. “There was no warning, the thunder and the lightning hit at the very same time.” “The undercarriage of the truck and the whole road basically became this bright orange color,” Misener said, according to the North Shore News. “It was like someone had put orange lights underneath my truck.” That’s when Misener realized the lightning strike early Aug. 17 had blown off his Crocs and knocked him about 10 feet away, CTV News reported. “The feeling is like this intensity that I’ve never felt before ... my legs just felt like they had been blown apart,” Misener said, according to the network. Jane Misener, his wife, heard him shout for help and ran outside. “He was just screaming, screaming in pain,” she said, CTV News reported. “He was just hanging onto his legs and hyperventilating. He went into shock immediately.” Paramedics called to his home told Misener that his blood pressure and heart rate were elevated, but he had no serious injuries, the North Shore News reported. He credits his rubber-soled camouflage Crocs. “Do I know if they saved my life? I don’t know for sure, but … I sure feel fortunate I had them on,” he said, according to CBC News. “I know they aren’t high on people’s fashion lists, but I have a new respect for Crocs, I’ll tell you that.” But the lightning strike probably hit the pickup truck, not Misener, which likely saved him from more serious injuries, according to the network. “That lightning strike, or stroke ... would have gone through kilometers of air to get to the surface of the Earth,” said meteorologist Armel Castellan, CBC News reported. “So, rubber, whether it’s a couple inches or even several meters, is not going to prevent a lightning stroke from achieving what it’s trying to do.” Misener said the experience is helping him learn to “cherish every moment,” among other things, the North Star News reported. “So I’ve now learned a few things, like don’t go outside in a lightning storm,” Misener said, according to the publication. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awful knawful Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Canuk + ford + Crocks = invincible 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member ViperGTS/Z1 Posted August 31, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 31, 2020 Astraphobia......my biggest fear. I have great respect for lightning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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