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Lightning injuries are divided into direct strikes, side splash, contact injury, and ground current. [1] Ground current occurs when the lightning strikes nearby and travels to the person through the ground. [1] Side splash makes up about a third of cases and occurs when lightning strikes nearby and jumps through the air to the person. [1]
A lightning strike can also create a large Lichtenberg figure in grass surrounding the point struck. These are sometimes found on golf courses or in grassy meadows. [ 12 ] Branching root-shaped " fulgurite " mineral deposits may also be created as sand and soil are fused into glassy tubes by the intense heat of the current.
"The Lightning Strike" is a song by Northern Irish–Scottish alternative rock band Snow Patrol from their fifth album, A Hundred Million Suns (2008). The lyrics of the song were written by lead singer Gary Lightbody and the music was composed by Snow Patrol.
The song begins with a discordant string harmony, [77] then a strummed D ninth chord acoustic guitar played by Yorke, [78] backed by B ♭ string tunes, creating a dissonant noise that moves between the D major and F ♯ minor chords. [77] O'Brien used guitar reverbs and delay effects, creating a melody that sinks between the A and E chords. [78]
At Chess' studio in Chicago in January 1956, Howlin' Wolf recorded "Smokestack Lightning". [1] The song takes the form of "a propulsive, one-chord vamp, nominally in E major but with the flatted blue notes that make it sound like E minor", and lyrically it is "a pastiche of ancient blues lines and train references, timeless and evocative". [1]
"Lightning Does the Work" is a song by American country music artist Chad Brock. It was released in March 1999 as the third and final single from his self-titled debut album. The song reached No. 19 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] The song was written by Brock, John Hadley and Kelly Garrett.
"Lightning Crashes" is a song by American rock band Live. It was released in September 1994 as the third single from their second studio album, Throwing Copper . Although the track was not released as a single in the United States, it received enough radio airplay to peak at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart in 1995.
The Rip Chords were an early-1960s American vocal group, originally known as the Opposites, composed of Ernie Bringas and Phil Stewart. [1] The group eventually expanded into four primary voices, adding Columbia producer Terry Melcher and co-producer Bruce Johnston (best known as a member of the Beach Boys ).