the mark of Thor.
Sometimes when people are struck by lighting it leaves a phenomena known as Lichtenberg figures, branching lightning-like shapes where the current has caused blood vessels to burst, sometimes permanently scarring the skin.
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This lightning effect naturally occurs in what's called fractal wood, and can also be artificially made by attaching conductive rods to a transformer, juicing it up and letting the patterns burn into the wood's surface.
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All are the impactful fingerprints of Thor leaving his mark.
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Excellent posting! I wonder the stories of people hit by lightning, would love to see the mark in person, on them.
ReplyDeleteAppreciate the compliment, Unknown! I once dated a girl whose dad was hit by lightning -- twice! If I'd only known about this then, I'd've asked him if he'd been marked with the Lichtenberg figuring. And while I'm sure the girl in the photo had a bad time of it (plus lightning tends to impart cardiological dysfunctions), on an aesthetic level it looks like she got $800+ worth of tattoos. The tracery of it is actually beautiful.
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