A case where a professional gamer also encountered damage due to an electric shock caused by a lightning strike because he was holding the controller of the game



Many people think, 'Even if thunder strikes, it's safe to escape indoors.' However, there have been several reports of extremely unlucky cases, such as 'when I was playing a video game indoors, I was shocked by a lightning strike through the controller.'

Man suffers shock through video game controller after lightning strike in Robertson County | WKRN News 2

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Man Shocked Through Video Game Controller After Lighting Strike
https://kotaku.com/man-shocked-through-video-game-controller-after-lightin-1847404855

The National Weather Service released a report on July 31, 2021 that 'in Robertson County , Tennessee, a man indoors was hit by a lightning strike through a video game controller.' According to the ambulance crew who rushed in after being contacted by the man, the man's symptoms were mild and he was not taken to the hospital.



In the case of the man mentioned above, it was mild, but Karma , a professional player of the popular sports game 'Rocket League ', suffered a lightning strike via a controller on June 29, 2020, and got burned in his hand. I owe it.

Karma, who was the victim of a lightning strike, murmured, 'It seems that I was hit by a lightning strike through the controller.




Fifteen minutes after the first tweet, he reported, 'I contacted the doctor. I got burned in both hands and the controller broke.'




The next day, he said, 'I had a slight burn as a result of cooling the affected area all night. The controller melted around the USB connector. I'm completely fine.' The controller broke. It reports that the effect on the body of things was small.




Luke Plunkett , a senior writer for game-related media Kotaku , also said, 'When I was playing on PlayStation 2 , there was a lightning strike near my house. I didn't get an electric shock at that time, but the TV The screen display has gone crazy and now I'm seeing a purple screen, 'he says of his experience with lightning and games.

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