system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: How do some people survive a direct lightning strike to their body, while others die due to simply mishandling an electronic appliance?

(not sure what flair to use so I chose physics)


I see stories of people surviving lightning strikes. How is it possible for someone to survive one?
gpt
It really depends on the path the current takes. If it goes through the brain or heart, you're done for--but you can survive even very high currents with just burns and minor nerve damage if it takes a less dangerous path. That will depend on your body structure, your clothing, the source of the current, etc.