In 2016, over 300 wild reindeer were killed by a single lightning strike on the Hardangervidda plateau in Norway
In 2016, over 300 wild reindeer were killed by a single lightning strike on the Hardangervidda plateau in Norway
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This Practical Engineering video explains the concepts behind how this happened
TLDR: The electricity is trying to flow through the Earth, but a reindeer is a better conductor, so it flows up into the nearest leg and down out the furthest leg. If they were standing on one foot they might've been ok
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Don't they have four legs? The day I see a reindeer sitting on one leg I'm getting glasses
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Yes, a reindeer standing on one leg would be unusual, and it's the only way they could've survived this 😂
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Also if it were hovering
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If only they all jumped right at the same time.
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