ScienceSwitzerlandA laser lightning rod02:11This browser does not support the video element.ScienceSwitzerland05/05/2023May 5, 2023Lightning strikes can be fatal -- sending 100 million volts into the human body within 0.02 seconds, causing instant death via cardiac arrest. They kill dozens globally each year. An EU project hopes to use lasers to contain the discharges.Copy linkAdvertisement