本杰明·巴顿奇事《被雷击七次那位的原型Roy Sullivan》

Roy Cleveland Sullivan (February 7 1912–September 28 1983)[1][2] was a U.S. park ranger in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia.[2][3] Sullivan was hit by lightning on seven different occasions and survived all of them.[2][3] In his lifetime he gained "Human Lightning Conductor" as a nickname.[4] The odds of getting struck by lightning on one occasion is 3000:1. Therefore the odds of getting struck seven times as in Sullivan's case is about twenty-two septillion to one or 22000000000000000000000000:1. On September 28 1983 Sullivan died at age 71 by committing ***[1][2] reportedly distraught over an unrequited love.[5] Two of his ranger hats are on display at two Guinness World Exhibit Halls in New York City and South Carolina.[4] There is a road side plaque for Sullivan on Tanner's Ridge in Page County Virginia.[citation needed]

[edit] The seven lightning strikes

1. 1942: Sullivan was hit for the first time when he was in a fire lookout tower.[3] The lightning bolt struck him in the leg and he lost a nail on his big toe.[4]

2. 1969: The second bolt hit him in his truck when he was driving on a mountain road.[3] It knocked him unconscious and burned his eyebrows.[4]

3. 1970: The third strike burned his left shoulder[4] while in his front yard.[3]

4. 1972: The next hit happened in a ranger station.[3] The strike set his hair on fire. After that he began to carry a pitcher of water with him.[4]

5. August 7 1973: A lightning bolt hit Sullivan on the head blasted him out of his car and again set his hair on fire.[4]

6. June 5 1976: Sullivan was struck by the sixth bolt in a campground[3] injuring his ankle.[1] It was reported that he saw a cloud thought that it was following him tried to run away but was still struck.[3]

7. June 25 1977: The seventh and final lightning bolt hit him when he was fishing.[3] Sullivan was hospitalized for burns on his chest and stomach. [4]