![ELI5: If the average lightning strike can contain 100 million to 1 billion volts, how is it that humans can survive being struck? : r/explainlikeimfive ELI5: If the average lightning strike can contain 100 million to 1 billion volts, how is it that humans can survive being struck? : r/explainlikeimfive](https://external-preview.redd.it/vnWhwClgEdoPirddaL72_s5a0hCRSnH3uozp7tTPIvc.jpg?auto=webp&s=9e0bb239543b2de64fb9d9e034e13e7a6880b442)
ELI5: If the average lightning strike can contain 100 million to 1 billion volts, how is it that humans can survive being struck? : r/explainlikeimfive
![Lightning strike collision, thunder flash battle versus, electric shock strike, battery charge, fireball vector illustration 4141878 Vector Art at Vecteezy Lightning strike collision, thunder flash battle versus, electric shock strike, battery charge, fireball vector illustration 4141878 Vector Art at Vecteezy](https://static.vecteezy.com/system/resources/previews/004/141/878/original/lightning-strike-collision-thunder-flash-battle-versus-electric-shock-strike-battery-charge-fireball-illustration-vector.jpg)
Lightning strike collision, thunder flash battle versus, electric shock strike, battery charge, fireball vector illustration 4141878 Vector Art at Vecteezy
![Digital Composite Of Lightning Strikes And Battery Charge Power Energy Stock Photo, Picture And Royalty Free Image. Image 100600497. Digital Composite Of Lightning Strikes And Battery Charge Power Energy Stock Photo, Picture And Royalty Free Image. Image 100600497.](https://previews.123rf.com/images/vectorfusionart/vectorfusionart1805/vectorfusionart180500067/100600497-digital-composite-of-lightning-strikes-and-battery-charge-power-energy.jpg)
Digital Composite Of Lightning Strikes And Battery Charge Power Energy Stock Photo, Picture And Royalty Free Image. Image 100600497.
![Green battery with lightning bolt charge symbol in flat style vector icon isolated Stock Vector Image & Art - Alamy Green battery with lightning bolt charge symbol in flat style vector icon isolated Stock Vector Image & Art - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D3XR82/green-battery-with-lightning-bolt-charge-symbol-in-flat-style-vector-icon-isolated-2D3XR82.jpg)
Green battery with lightning bolt charge symbol in flat style vector icon isolated Stock Vector Image & Art - Alamy
![If you look closely after the lightning strikes the umbrella Wall-E is holding the electricity from the bolt charges his battery back to full : r/MovieDetails If you look closely after the lightning strikes the umbrella Wall-E is holding the electricity from the bolt charges his battery back to full : r/MovieDetails](https://preview.redd.it/kb5xau3o5fw21.jpg?auto=webp&s=9459e568b07d1c7cffe11d481d179a83bd60dfd8)
If you look closely after the lightning strikes the umbrella Wall-E is holding the electricity from the bolt charges his battery back to full : r/MovieDetails
![Why does lightning push electricity through air, but common batteries do not? | Science Questions with Surprising Answers Why does lightning push electricity through air, but common batteries do not? | Science Questions with Surprising Answers](https://wtamu.edu/~cbaird/sq/images/air_discharge.png)
Why does lightning push electricity through air, but common batteries do not? | Science Questions with Surprising Answers
Why not harness the power of lightning? What kind of battery could store a lightning bolt? How long would a bolt of lightning power a home or a car? - Quora
![Given that lightning generates so much electricity, why don't we harness it as a renewable energy source? Given that lightning generates so much electricity, why don't we harness it as a renewable energy source?](http://www.lanl.gov/museum/news/newsletter/2017/2017-10/_images/lightningsz.jpg)