slotperfect 7 #1 November 30, 2003 At Thanksgiving, my nephew recounted a true story of the music teacher at his high school . . . This lad, about 26, has been struck by lightning eight times. After those around him noticed the obvious pattern, they had him checked out by the docs. After extensive testing and examination, it was determined that he is one of a few special humans that carry a neutral charge. I am not medically inclined, but apparently we average folk produce positive ions from within our body. He does not. Therefore, he sucks in positive energy from his surroundings. It gets a bit out of control when he gets very excited or upset. He fried his entire computer lab in high school, and cannot fly because his "personal electronic device" cannot be turned off. My nephew says when he walks by any equipment such as a stereo with a VU meter, it affects the displays. I had never heard of this condition . . . have any of you?? He is not the bulls**tting type, so I trust the story to be true.Arrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheenster303 0 #2 November 30, 2003 That's really odd. Isn't that what was wrong with that guy in the movie, Powder? Or am I remembering the movie wrong?I'm so funny I crack my head open! P.M.S. #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bch7773 0 #3 November 30, 2003 hmm interesting and if you believe that story your nephew told you, I've got some oceanfront property in kansas I can sell you MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiverRick 0 #4 November 30, 2003 I got this from the internet. An Electrifying Personality Don't believe the old adage that lightning never strikes the same place twice. Former Park Ranger Roy "Dooms" Sullivan never did. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Sullivan bas the dubious distinction of being the most lightning-struck person ever recorded. Between 1942 and his death in 1983, Roy Sullivan was struck by lightning seven times. The first lightning strike shot through Sullivan's leg and knocked his big toenail off. In 1969, a second strike burned off his eyebrows and knocked him unconscious. Another strike just a year later, left his shoulder seared. In 1972 his hair was set on fire and Roy had to dump a bucket of water over his head to cool off. In 1973, another bolt ripped through his hat and hit him on the head, set his hair on fire again, threw him out of his truck and knocked his left shoe off. A sixth strike in 1976 left him with an injured ankle. The last lightning bolt to hit Roy Sullivan sent him to the hospital with chest and stomach burns in 1977. Sullivan could never offer any explanation for this strange and unwelcome electrical attraction. never pull low......unless you are Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newsstand 0 #5 November 30, 2003 I saw this guy on an interview show once when I was a kid. Mike Douglas I think. Would have been late '60s, early 70's. He would drive around storms if he saw them coming. "Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
