Speculative Fact #302: So What are the Chances it Could be Cool?

If you're talking about getting struck by lightning, the chance of it being in any way, shape, or form fun are even less likely than the 1 in 960,000 chance of getting struck in the first place.

​Ali Sundermier at Science Alert takes you step by step through the valley of pain that is a lightning strike.  Brains fry. Arteries explode. 12,000 volts heat your skin up to 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Cardiac arrest.  Oh yes, and there's the PAIN. All of this in about 35 microseconds.  Surviving isn't wine and roses either, because there is a long list of aftereffects. 

Yet, there is a chance you will be transformed into  a prodigy. That's right. Super brain powers bestowed upon you by the gods...or the dogs. You might end up with your perception and language processing areas of your brain rewired too. 

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One theory that Brogaard says is currently being tested is that cell death caused by being struck by lightning could cause a one-time flooding of the brain with neurotransmitters that are released from the dying neurons. This causes a rewiring of neurons, providing access to areas of the brain that were previously inaccessible
                              
                                                                                                  -ALI SUNDERMIER

Maybe it'd be worth it. I mean, what's the worst that can happen?

-Rob Cameron