Posted by Dr. Science on 03/26/2012 in
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Has a groundhog ever been struck by lightning?
———- from Perry Broz of Salina KS
No and it never will, either! Groundhogs are almost entirely made of neutrinos, small sub-atomic particles that repel lightning and, coincidentally, chiggers. In fact, a groundhog’s idea of a good time is to go golfing during an electrical storm, standing in the tall grass of the rough and waving a nine iron in the air. If I were you, I wouldn’t waste my time envying groundhogs for their immunity. They have a brain the size of a pea and subsist on a diet of worms, roots and dirt. Walk a mile in a groundhog’s shoes and then see if you can let this groundhog envy thing go. And let me know how you’re doing. Dr. Science cares.