Extreme Close Lightning Strike 20 feet from me Davis Oklahoma

(Bolt is shown again at the end of video.) I had just gotten out of the truck and decided to record the beginning of the storm from my doorway of my room. I had no idea a bolt of lightning would strike only 20 feet from me! Oct 8, 2009 Davis, Oklahoma

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[touhouguyII]

It was fake?!! I'm sad.

[shebrat2005]

@touhouguyII NO it is NOT fake!!! Some of these ppl who commented may think it is fake, but it isn't. It is exactly as it happened. I did re-post the lightning at the end so you can see it again, but the lightning you see shortly into the video is real.

[shebrat2005]

ok, to all you people who say it is fake or boring or whatever, I don't care. All I know is I videoed the storm, and I saw the leader or bolt or whatever it was after I reviewed the video. I did see a big flash that seemed to be across the street, but I didn't see a streak of lightning. I don't know why it came out on the video like it did.

[shebrat2005]

The lightning shows at 0.09, then I edit it - add it at the end 3 times so you can see it better. But the bolt at 0.09 is unedited.

[shebrat2005]

Term702, I am thankful I wasn't under that stepleader/bolt, or whatever it was, that day. :)

[Colossianss]

This is actually "ghost lightning" which is caused by a reflection in the lense of the camera from the actual strike.

[hawty0boy]

this is not fake, its a simple little frame lag with the camera.. you see it very often..

[MrAirsoft4MC]

And I sit in my room watching this in San Diego, and it is over 80 degrees. :sadface:

[kody51423]

oooooohh lol

[ErinSmith12121]

fake

[WavyGravyTrain1]

your lucky that leader did not connect or you would have been burned.

[smg10383]

so fake

[TheSerenityhuck]

that was weird

[BMROG]

Static electricity and not lightning.