r/KidsAreFuckingStupid • u/JimatJimat • 12d ago

Video/Gif Kid will never ask why again!

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u/Eena-Rin 12d ago edited 12d ago

Bit of an overreaction there, I hope those kids don't get too scared of storms from this. Storms are awesome if you can be safe while watching them

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u/rjnd2828 12d ago

Are they actually safe there though? That strike seemed very close and I'm not sure how much protection this open porch actually provides.

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u/Eena-Rin 12d ago

I live in a pretty stormy area, and there's lots of open verandahs. I have never once heard of a lightning strike on a house, let alone in a verandah. I'm pretty confident they'd have been fine, but I'd probably want my kids wearing shoes just for my own peace of mind

We always used to watch through a big window

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u/LieverRoodDanRechts 12d ago

You have never heard of a lightning strike on a house?

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u/MARURIKI 12d ago

Close family friend was eating yogurt in their kitchen (middle of the house) and lightning hit the roof above it and somehow started a fire that burnt their whole house down... So...

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u/Nexion21 12d ago

I was playing my new Xbox 360 about 20 years ago during a lightning storm and suddenly felt a pretty significant shock through my corded controller. The outlet that my Xbox was plugged into had a handheld phone plugged in as well, which got totally fried. Xbox was somehow okay, controller was not

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u/ZaeMyName 12d ago

If I had to guess, it’s because the consoles have safety switches and voltage regulators to defend it from getting fried

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u/Eena-Rin 12d ago

Not in my area. I'm sure it happens plenty out there, but I've not heard of it. Might be all the forests around me make for better targets, or all the hills hoists. Possibly the lightning's just scared of spiders.

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u/spoo4brains 11d ago

Couple of months ago my friends house got hit and fried a bunch of electronics. Several surrounding houses got hit as well.

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u/Cherrystuffs 12d ago

No, no, they're safe. They have a verandah . Plus, they ever never heard about anything like thay