Watch Out, Your Metal Selfie Stick May Also Be a Nice Lightning Rod
LatestCheck out this hero riding a zipline, his selfie stick thrust outward, valiantly leading the way back to Earth. Little does he know that, in this moment lived triumphantly through a camera lens, he may have turned himself into a flesh-made lightning rod.
According to The Telegraph, two men were recently struck dead by a lightning bolt as they hiked through Wales’ Brecon Beacon mountains. One of them was carrying a metal selfie stick. Authorities have not yet determined whether the stick caused the hiker to be struck, but preschool curriculums generally advise against carrying metal during an electrical storm.