What
happens when lightning struck us? A number of reports indicate that
lightning can trigger the formation of "tattoo" on human skin. This is
rare. One case that ever happened to a man aged 54 years, as reported in
the New England Journal of Medicine.
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| Leaf veins similar pattern on the arms of Winston Kemp who struck by lightning in 2011. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1l61wf2) |
The
man who was struck by lightning was initially in shock and entered the
emergency room. Once out, he notices a pattern of leaf veins on the
arms, back, and legs. The sign was gone after two days.
Are
like IFLScience.com reported by the site on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, the
pattern of leaf veins were formed due to capillary damage due to
electricity from lightning.
The
pattern of leaf veins formed by lightning often called lightning
flowers or skin feathering. In medical terms, the pattern is called
aborescent erythema or keraunographic sign.
The emergence of leaf vein pattern from lightning strikes also been found in Winston Kemp. He was struck by lightning in 2011.
Kemp
initially unaware that he was struck by lightning. Until an hour later
when it went into the room, he notices a pattern leaf veins in his arms.
That pattern continues to thin out over time, but last up to one month.
The pattern of leaf veins are found in human skin by lightning often also called "Lichtenberg".
The
term is based on the experimental results of the German physicist,
Georg Lichtenberg, in 1777. He skipped high voltage power on a flat
surface or on the insulator. Similar pattern was generated leaf veins.
"Tattoo"
due to lightning it does look cool, but do not try to have it.
Lightning is very dangerous and flowering incidence of lightning
formation was also quite rare. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | IFL SCIENCE]
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