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@ickplant@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world • 1 month ago

In 2016, over 300 wild reindeer were killed by a single lightning strike on the Hardangervidda plateau in Norway

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In 2016, over 300 wild reindeer were killed by a single lightning strike on the Hardangervidda plateau in Norway

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@ickplant@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world • 1 month ago
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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

    • @jnod4@lemmy.ca
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      Don’t they have four legs? The day I see a reindeer sitting on one leg I’m getting glasses

      • @protist@mander.xyz
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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 😂

        • @turtlesareneat@discuss.online
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          Also if it were hovering

          • @Obi@sopuli.xyz
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            If only they all jumped right at the same time.

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