Lightning Program on TV

[bphgravity]

***WORLD PREMIERE*** Explorer: "Struck By Lightning" at 8P et/pt
Revolutionary brain imaging technology and 3-DCGI takes you inside the human body along the path of a lightning bolt to examine the destruction in its wake.


Watch the preview here:

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/video/index.html?bcpid=192889067&bctid=736245457

 

[Rockyd]

Interesting link...


Behavioral Consequences of Lightning and Electrical Injury

 

[zog]

Watched it last night (In hi-def), very cool show!

 

[Rockyd]

On the other end of the spectrum,(low voltage) there is reason to give adequate recogniyion too -


What Happens When Electricity Doesn't Play By the Rules?

New research may show that mild electric shocks can travel farther and be more damaging than the medical community once thought


There's no way to know for sure, but the 110V shock that changed the course of Patrick Yates' life may have lasted less than a minute. It may have even lasted less than 30 seconds. But its effects have lasted two years, and he'd like some answers as to how it happened, why he continues to experience pain and emotional problems, and if he'll ever get better.

Whole story here, from EC & M.