ickplant@lemmy.worldcake to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 2 months agoIn 2016, over 300 wild reindeer were killed by a single lightning strike on the Hardangervidda plateau in Norwaylemmy.worldimagemessage-square82linkfedilinkarrow-up1551arrow-down112
arrow-up1539arrow-down1imageIn 2016, over 300 wild reindeer were killed by a single lightning strike on the Hardangervidda plateau in Norwaylemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.worldcake to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square82linkfedilink
minus-squareprotist@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoThis 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
minus-squarejnod4@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 months agoDon’t they have four legs? The day I see a reindeer sitting on one leg I’m getting glasses
minus-squareprotist@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 months agoYes, a reindeer standing on one leg would be unusual, and it’s the only way they could’ve survived this 😂
minus-squareturtlesareneat@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoAlso if it were hovering
minus-squareObi@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoIf only they all jumped right at the same time.
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
Don’t they have four legs? The day I see a reindeer sitting on one leg I’m getting glasses
Yes, a reindeer standing on one leg would be unusual, and it’s the only way they could’ve survived this 😂
Also if it were hovering
If only they all jumped right at the same time.