What happens if you're hit by lightning?      Getting struck by lightning may seem like a far-fetched thing, and though it's not likely to happen to you it does  happen far more than you might think. According to NOAA (the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) the chance that a person will be struck by lightning in there lifetime is 1 in 3000 people assuming that you live to be 80 years old. That means that of the 326,040,191 people living in the United States as of this sites creation, roughly 108,600 of them will either be struck by lightning or have already been struck by lightning! http://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/3451463230848/2016/1/14632327858111/Lightning-strikes-kill-nearly-60-people-in-Bangladesh.jpg https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--mBYcy3DO--/c_scale,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/17f9gsy8dt9gwjpg.jpg      But what actually happens to someone who is struck? The human body was never meant to encounter up to 60,000 ºF and billions of Watts (100 million to 1 billion volts) of electricity in addition, the actual act of getting struck by lightning leaves an entrance and exit wound akin to being hit by a bullet so the injuries that lightning can cause are often catastrophic. In 2016 lightning accounted for 38 fatalities in the US alone. Luckily only about 10% of people who are struck by lightning actually die; sadly, they often suffer from serious medical issues for the rest of their lives including chronic pain and a whole host of neurological problems. Getting hit by lightning can also leave a bizzare scar pattern known as a Lichtenberg figure (shown left).