N.H. Boy Hit By Lightning Through Video Game Controls
owww! doesn't say if it was x-box or what. Good time to go wireless maybe.
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news...16/detail.html
June 30, 2005
MIDDLETON, N.H. -- A 14-year-old boy was injured Wednesday afternoon when lightning traveled through a television set and a video game controller the boy was holding in Middleton.
A family member said David Robinson became disoriented and was taken to a hospital, but is expected to recover.
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We never get that kind of thing in CA, it's usually just somebody getting hit on the head with something during an earthquake or something. And not near me, I'm too high up apparently for a good shake...
sorry to get off subject...Originally Posted by RetroYoungen
We never get that kind of thing in CA, it's usually just somebody getting hit on the head with something during an earthquake or something. And not near me, I'm too high up apparently for a good shake...
But I was in a hospital bed a few days ago all hooked up to an IV and heart monitor when my bed and stuff started shaking. Its pretty scary being completely incapasitated during an earthquake, especially on the 4th floor.
( fellow californians can call me a wussy now, it was a small one)
I guess I can say this is game related. I was within inches of my nintendo DS.
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that would suck....
Heh, I know (well, used to) know somebody who got hit by lightning through a controller - or, well, had the controller jump away from them.
Lightning + electronic equipment = bad. I've lost at least one modem to lightning, and then the computer wasn't even on
Let's see how the rest of the media handles it:
VIOLENT VIDEO GAME SHOCKS CHILDREN... LIERALLY!
Game maker to be sued. More on this story at 6.
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This dude flew 12 feet when lightning struck his PS2
"He declared it the 'Best game EVER!!!'"
I wonder if that goes under sonys "Act of God" warranty
Or it might have been the dual shock controller :P
That part jumped out when I was reading it to, why be so specific to mention that?
damn i thought that game consoles had to be electricaly isolated from the user -- sh*t , im so disapointed
I saw that in our local papers, the storm in question was a wicked one, I had to turn my work computer off as it wasn't on a surge protector (short day that shift, heh). Still, I NEVER keep consoles on during a storm... I value them too much, even if they are on surge protectors.
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Holy crap. It's been a while.
You unplug your valued eletronics...even if they are on a surge protector.
Where i live it is very prone to lightning strikes on two occasions ligtning has hit barely 50 feet from where i was sleeping and all i can say is that shit can wake the dead when its that close!
Over the years i have lost: 2 cordless phones, 1 modem, 1 VCR, & one Sat. TV reciever. All of these (except the corldless phones) were on *GOOD QUALITY* surge protectors.
I also had lightning strike and knock my corded phone in the kitchen completely off the hook and clear to the other side of the room.
So to recap today's lesson: valued electronics should always be unplugged. Lightning can't fry what it can't touch.
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Just a bit curious, can you expand on that?
My parents have lost a fridge, a microwave, and several phones to lightning strikes on the farm. One actually exploded a radio in the kitchen - well at the very least sent the tuner dials flying off of it and left the rest an electronic blob of junk.
Bullshit. That kid was definitely Volgin.
Anyway, I haven't had anything fry on me ever. I never unplug anything. I use electronics through storms. I remember one time when I was playing Mario Kart 64 and I lost power and I was really ticked. But there was no damage.
Definitely use surge protectors, but unplugging is overrated.
Well, at least both kids are okay. Kinda stupid to play during a thunderstorm, though. Even without worrying about lightning hurting yourself or your consoles, what if the power goes out and you lose all your progress?
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