[SOC] Man struck by lightning 7 times over 35 years!

[john bell]

The chances of being struck by lightning are very slim; the chances of 
being struck by lightning twice (on different days) is seemingly 
impossible; so what are the odds of being struck by lightning seven 
times? With our world record holder, Roy Sullivan, the events happened 
as follows:
1942 – Sullivan was hit for the first time when he was in a lookout 
tower. The lightning bolt struck him in a leg and he lost a nail on his 
big toe.
1969 – The second bolt hit him in his truck when he was driving on a 
mountain road. It knocked him unconscious and burned his eyebrows.
1970 – The third strike burned his left shoulder while in his front yard.
1972 – The next hit happened in a ranger station. The strike set his 
hair on fire. After that, he began to carry a pitcher of water with him.
1973 – A lightning bolt hit Sullivan on the head, blasted him out of his 
car, and again set his hair on fire.
1974 – Sullivan was struck by the sixth bolt in a campground, injuring 
his ankle.
1977 – The seventh and final lightning bolt hit him when he was fishing. 
Sullivan was hospitalized for burns in his chest and stomach.
His “lightning hats” are on display in New York’s and South Carolina’ s 
Guinness World Exhibit Hall.