Post-Giewont research: lightning can explode shoes and stop the heart

Following the deadly lightning strike on Giewont peak in the Tatra Mountains, Polish scientists conducted groundbreaking research into how lightning destroys the heart and why victims' shoes explode. The studies found that the electric current instantly vaporises moisture trapped inside footwear, causing it to burst, while simultaneously disrupting the heart's electrical rhythm. The findings have practical implications for emergency medicine and mountain safety.

Should these findings lead to new safety rules in Polish mountains?

RMF24 · 17d ago · Source ↗

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