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Teen’s iPod Was Struck By Lightning While He Was Mowing The Lawn

Jason Bunch was listening to Metallica on his iPod. Then he got struck by lightning. Here's the full story of what happened...

July 12, 2006 by jayfrankwilson
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It was just two weeks ago that the British Medical Journal warned of the dangers of using a cell phone during a thunderstorm. The doctors said having such devices near your head when hit by lightning can result in even more severe injuries. Maybe they should add the iPod to that list?

Struck By Lightning While Listening To An iPod

On July 6th, a Colorado teenager named Jason Bunch was mowing the lawn and listening to his iPod. The next thing he knew he was lying in bed bleeding from his ears and vomiting. Believe it or not, Jason’s iPod was struck by lightning.

As you can see from this Denver Post photo below, the lightning seriously burned the inside of his ears. Unfortunately, he’s also lost some of his hearing.

Struck By Lightning: Teen Recovers After His Ipod Was Struck By Lightning While He Was Mowing The Lawn.
Struck by lightning: Teen recovers after his iPod was struck by lightning while he was mowing the lawn.

To make things worse, Jason had a big date that night. According to The Denver Post, he called the girl the next day from his hospital bed and told the girl “I did not stand you up. I was struck by lightning.”

In case you are curious, the Denver Post also details what happened to Jason’s iPod:

“The wounds follow the line of his iPod, from his ears down his right side to his hip, where he was carrying the device. The iPod has a hole in the back, and the earbuds dissolved into green threads.”

Yikes!

What Was He Listening To On His iPod When He Was Struck By Lightning?

One weird thing about The Denver Post article is that they mentioned Jason was listening to Metallica when he was struck by lightning. It seems like an irrelevant fact unless he was listening to the Metallica album called Ride the Lightning. It just seemed kind of odd. If Jason was listening to Engelbert Humperdinck would The Denver Post still have reported what he was listening to?

This Teen’s iPod Was Struck By Lightning While He Was Listening To #Metallica
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  1. Anonymous

    October 31, 2009 at 7:15 PM

    What a tard. Never use an apple product. Apple has lightning blimps that send down electrical charges. If youre using one of their products while theyre up there, they detect you and send out a bolt. This is how they are going to take over the world.

  2. Anonymous

    October 31, 2009 at 7:15 PM

    What a tard. Never use an apple product. Apple has lightning blimps that send down electrical charges. If youre using one of their products while theyre up there, they detect you and send out a bolt. This is how they are going to take over the world.

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