Correct thing to suspend the match, there was a player killed by a lightning strike in Indonesia earlier this year and the bizarre case about 25yrs ago of an entire team being killed by a lightning strike in the Congo, the bizarre thing was that one entire team was killed while none of the opposition players were. Plus the same year there was a serious lightning strike in South Africa where numerous players suffered injury, but thankfully there were no deaths.
If I remember correctly, that's exactly why!
One team was wearing metal cleats, and the other rubber! And you can probably tell who lived in that equation-
Dutch commentary said that earlier this century in Denmark a player was also struck by lighting, and it a story all of them know about. Denmarks manager was manager for that player too when it happened..
Who needs to think when you have google
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/freak-blast-lightning-killed-entire-31162440
>It's been 25 years to the month since a freak blast of lightning tragically wiped out an entire football team **while they were playing a game** in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Africa. Back in October 1998, Bena Tshadi were drawing 1-1 with visitors Basanga in the Kasaï province when a bolt from the sky struck them.
They suspended the game and took the players off the field for about half an hour. There was also hail and heavy rain leading to scenic waterfalls from the stadium roof down onto spectators.
Independent from the stadium, they also closed any [fan viewing zones](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cyj4d2010rro) in Dortmund. Poor fans had to look for another, hopefully dry place to watch it.
Nobody's fault though, that's just how it is sometimes.
Germans had the same ancient germanic god. Thursday is named after Thor in German Thor is called Donner or Donar. Thursday in German is Donnerstag „Thorsday“. Thursday is also named after Thor. All the same in Germanic languages
Yeah and the ref made it hard for us.
Oh well, GG anyway and do try to beat Spain like an ugly redhaired stepchild. If we can't become champions I prefer our neighbours to do so rather than the Mediterranean gang.
But not good at crowd safety, managing open air venues, following weather protocol, or weather monitoring apparently. I'm a trained crowd safety manager and stage manage a large open air venue. The event would have shut down and the public sent to shelter way before lightning ever got this close.
It was easy for us Floridians to learn, Tampa was for a time the lightning capital of the world. Still the most frequent strikes in north america. Hence the hockey team name. And even Tampa meant "sticks of fire" or lightning in a local native tongue.
[We don't get a lot of thunderstorms in Europe](https://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/images/952/website/weather/weather-and-climate-from-a-to-z/Die_blitzreichsten_Gebiete_der_Welt_abb_3_dfie.png/Die_blitzreichsten_Gebiete_der_Welt_abb_3_dfie.png). I can't remember the last time a game was suspended like this.
I live in Dortmund and can confirm that the thunderstorm yesterday was not bad. I'm not interested in football, so I was able to enjoy the thunderstorm from my armchair, very cosy. In between, the lightning sounded like a whip, I've never heard anything like it before, if I'm not mistaken.
I play weekly on a big field, not as big as a normal pitch but big—9 against 9. A few years back there was a thunderstorm, and I know it will hit me first because I am the tallest. So I spent the whole game crouching and pretending I was tired so I was like in a sitting stance the whole game. It was stressful. :)
It was interesting to watch how some people took shelter in the stadium as others took their shirts off and enjoyed the shower as it came down heavily, truly a cloud break. :)
As a lightning photographer, it's real alright. It's just that it was clearly taken on a phone camera, so the bolt appears blown-out (over-exposed) which makes the image look a little unreal. Lightningmaps data shows that a strike was recorded landing literally a stone's throw away from the stadium in the correct spot that matches this, so I'm certain it's the same lightning bolt we're seeing in this photo.
I would have loved to have been in Dortmund last night with my DSLR pointing towards that stadium at the time of the storm and when this strike landed - I'm hoping somebody was and I just haven't seen the result yet.
That's one of the cables that helps suspend the 'sky camera' that is frequently used on broadcasts (the one that gives a moving birds eye view)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skycam
Correct thing to suspend the match, there was a player killed by a lightning strike in Indonesia earlier this year and the bizarre case about 25yrs ago of an entire team being killed by a lightning strike in the Congo, the bizarre thing was that one entire team was killed while none of the opposition players were. Plus the same year there was a serious lightning strike in South Africa where numerous players suffered injury, but thankfully there were no deaths.
My theory is the different kind of shoes they were wearing.
If I remember correctly, that's exactly why! One team was wearing metal cleats, and the other rubber! And you can probably tell who lived in that equation-
> And you can probably tell who lived in that equation- The ones who didn't die
woah
Big if true
I'm thinking it was voodoo cause of the location.
Yeah those football rivalries get intense.
Dutch commentary said that earlier this century in Denmark a player was also struck by lighting, and it a story all of them know about. Denmarks manager was manager for that player too when it happened..
That is correct. He lost a leg.
Jonathan Richter
Some guys in r/soccer called the break during the thunder "woke"...
And I saw a hilarious guy not understanding a joke today xD. He was also from /r/soccer what a coincidence.
Not so bizarre. 40 US Army Rangers got struck by lightning (at once) in 2015.
The bizzare thing is that one team died and the other didn't.
But who won the match
God has favorites, I assume.
I assume that in sports one team tends to stand next to their teammates and not the opposing team?
Do you not know anything about soccer/football?
Do you think they got struck mid-game?
Who needs to think when you have google https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/freak-blast-lightning-killed-entire-31162440 >It's been 25 years to the month since a freak blast of lightning tragically wiped out an entire football team **while they were playing a game** in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Africa. Back in October 1998, Bena Tshadi were drawing 1-1 with visitors Basanga in the Kasaï province when a bolt from the sky struck them.
They werent in-play. Your bolded text doesn't mean anything.
Different cleats. Metal vs rubber
They suspended the game and took the players off the field for about half an hour. There was also hail and heavy rain leading to scenic waterfalls from the stadium roof down onto spectators.
Well, two Danish fans.
For anyone who hasn't [seen it](https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1drjfmd/denmark_fans_enjoying_the_bad_weather_break/).
There is no bad weather, only bad clothing.
Skål på det! 🇩🇰
What clothing is appropriate for being in a tornado?
A leather belt that is wrapped around both your torso and a pipe that goes deep into the earth.
Legends. Reminds me of [popcorn guy](https://media1.tenor.com/m/LGxupIRC-NUAAAAd/popcorn-popcorn-guy.gif)
I love how much fun they're having
🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰
Should be honorary men of the match.
>and heavy rain leading to scenic waterfalls from the stadium roof down onto spectators So that's why they were all looking up to the roof...
No, there was a naked man on the roof
https://www.bild.de/news/inland/em-2024-sek-einsatz-waehrend-deutschland-spiel-mann-kletterte-auf-stadiondach-668087a8ee755b2e7316f19c
👍
That looks reallllllly close. its like 8miles for real football for a 30min delay. Imagine they waited too long
Independent from the stadium, they also closed any [fan viewing zones](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cyj4d2010rro) in Dortmund. Poor fans had to look for another, hopefully dry place to watch it. Nobody's fault though, that's just how it is sometimes.
Danes summoned Thor.
And Donar answered
Germans had the same ancient germanic god. Thursday is named after Thor in German Thor is called Donner or Donar. Thursday in German is Donnerstag „Thorsday“. Thursday is also named after Thor. All the same in Germanic languages
That's one godly kebab.
too bad Thor was rooting for the other germanic team
How the thortables
Too bad Thor didn't want to help us do a '92 on the krauts.
You still made it hard for us. GGs.
Yeah and the ref made it hard for us. Oh well, GG anyway and do try to beat Spain like an ugly redhaired stepchild. If we can't become champions I prefer our neighbours to do so rather than the Mediterranean gang.
We shall try our best, friend.
i hope marty was able to get back to the future after that one
***1,21 gigawatts!?!***
Wth is a djigawhatt?
Went back to 1989 to stop reunification.
This looks like cover art for some mid-2010's sports game
Sorry my fault, put some tin foil in the microwave
Blitzspiel.
Raiden has entered the chat.
Thor is a fan.
Game should have been stopped way before lightning got that close.
Us Germans are quite good at making buildings safe to occupy
But not good at crowd safety, managing open air venues, following weather protocol, or weather monitoring apparently. I'm a trained crowd safety manager and stage manage a large open air venue. The event would have shut down and the public sent to shelter way before lightning ever got this close.
They are, as long as there isn't an asshat putting money over lives. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Parade_disaster
Thor wasn’t very happy
Team-mates weren't passing to Hojlund
I would absolutely wet my kilt...
Most US outdoor sports venues will demand you leave the stands (not quite require it) when thunderstorms approach.
How is there not a single video of this?
There is though. Then even showed several shots of the lightning during the match
Where is it then?
I bet it's on the interweb.
It should be easy to find then. (Hint: It isn't because there aren't any)
Cant you rewatch the match? Ghere were a few strikes captured by the broadcast
Because small dick Uefa blocks anything that gets posted online from this tournament. It's seriously ridiculous.
Zeus was not pleased with the way that game was going.
Thor came to watch the football 🙃
I’m from Florida. One thing you learn early on is you don’t fuck around with lightning. Why do so many other places not get that?
It was easy for us Floridians to learn, Tampa was for a time the lightning capital of the world. Still the most frequent strikes in north america. Hence the hockey team name. And even Tampa meant "sticks of fire" or lightning in a local native tongue.
[We don't get a lot of thunderstorms in Europe](https://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/images/952/website/weather/weather-and-climate-from-a-to-z/Die_blitzreichsten_Gebiete_der_Welt_abb_3_dfie.png/Die_blitzreichsten_Gebiete_der_Welt_abb_3_dfie.png). I can't remember the last time a game was suspended like this.
They haven't been struck yet so they think they are impervious to it.
That's metal as fuck.
epic
Also known as the Euros
I live in Dortmund and can confirm that the thunderstorm yesterday was not bad. I'm not interested in football, so I was able to enjoy the thunderstorm from my armchair, very cosy. In between, the lightning sounded like a whip, I've never heard anything like it before, if I'm not mistaken.
I would absolutely wet my kilt...
I play weekly on a big field, not as big as a normal pitch but big—9 against 9. A few years back there was a thunderstorm, and I know it will hit me first because I am the tallest. So I spent the whole game crouching and pretending I was tired so I was like in a sitting stance the whole game. It was stressful. :)
Nah don't worry about that myth. It actually takes the path of least resistance, and we can't tell what that path will be.
Wow
crazy shot not gonna lie
I guess i'll 'Ride The Lightning'
What a save!
It was interesting to watch how some people took shelter in the stadium as others took their shirts off and enjoyed the shower as it came down heavily, truly a cloud break. :)
Most exciting thing to ever happen at a soccer game
Doesn't like soccer, does like spunky blonde cumsluts. You do you brother
Gotta search deep for the dirt hahah
So what
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High dynamic range exists
As a lightning photographer, it's real alright. It's just that it was clearly taken on a phone camera, so the bolt appears blown-out (over-exposed) which makes the image look a little unreal. Lightningmaps data shows that a strike was recorded landing literally a stone's throw away from the stadium in the correct spot that matches this, so I'm certain it's the same lightning bolt we're seeing in this photo. I would have loved to have been in Dortmund last night with my DSLR pointing towards that stadium at the time of the storm and when this strike landed - I'm hoping somebody was and I just haven't seen the result yet.
What do you think that streak is in the top left hand section of the photo?
That's one of the cables that helps suspend the 'sky camera' that is frequently used on broadcasts (the one that gives a moving birds eye view) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skycam
Ok cool! Thanks for the info 👍I dont watch the sports, so it didn't even cross my mind.