When I was younger - was down in alabama working on fiber optic lines. They had a steel strength member running down the middle of the cable.
Any time an electrical storm came anywhere near us we had to drop what we were doing and stay away.
Storm came through one day real fast, caught us by surprise. Just as the guy on the other end of the radio was telling me to drop the lines, a pointed cut end of that steel strength member swung up and jabbed me in the elbow.
I don't know if it was electricity from lightning, or just normal current that it picks up inductively from running next to power lines hitting me hard because it punctured skin - but whatever it was gave me the strongest jolt of elecricity I ever want to experience.
Didn't cause any permanent damage that I know of but man - gave me a new respect for electricity.
Like a strong electric fence shock times 5. Everything went black for a second. Honestly don't know if it was from closing my eyes or what.
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