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How does lightening kill people?
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Electrocution: Lightening is made up of massive amounts of electricity, which disrupts the electrical activity of the heart, brain & nervous system, and severely burns all tissue from the inside out between the lightening strike and the ground.
Answered 1/30/2015
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