Fri 16 May 2008
Jesus Christ Struck By Lightning
Posted by brett under news, religion
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The worlds largest statue statue of Jesus, Christ the Redeemer has been struck by lightning according to the Daily Mail among others, with at least one suggesting it might be a hoax. There seems to be only one image floating around the Internet and it’s low quality so the chances of it being a hoax are real, although the statue is likely to be the highest point for miles around so it probably gets struck by lightning quite frequently.
Some interesting facts about the statue: it sits on top of Corcovado mountain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is 39.6 metres tall, weighs 700 tons, took nine years to build and was completed on October 12, 1931. That’s one hell of a statue. UPDATE: Higher quality image added.
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May 16th, 2008 at 6:33 pm[...] Brian Sandifer wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThe worlds largest statue statue of Jesus, Christ the Redeemer was struck by lightning according to the Daily Mail among others with at least one suggesting it might be a hoax. There seems to be only one image floating around the … [...]
May 19th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
That is totally fake
October 28th, 2009 at 9:29 am
i like this picture it is amazing i would love to see that statue in person it is beautiful
March 29th, 2010 at 7:47 pm
i like this picture a lot,,,i want to see this statue in person…this is one of the great workes of ancient time
March 29th, 2010 at 7:48 pm
i like this picture a lot,,,i want to see this statue in person…this is one of the great works of ancient time
February 6th, 2011 at 10:58 am
Great picture!!..The fact that there was only one picture dosn’t suprise me, with lightening strickes last only a few micro seconds it would be a miricle if more than one shot had emerged. It could be a hoax but great Images still happen even if there is a risk of them being manipulated.. The sad thing nowadays is we dont trust, so when great pictures come along they are readily dismissed as fake. Often because they dont fit into our view of the the world as we would like to view it..
March 6th, 2011 at 11:05 pm
freshi
April 16th, 2011 at 12:54 am
shut up nerds
April 18th, 2011 at 6:29 pm
That’s probably a fake.The chances of a guy taking a picture at the exact moment a lightning strike hits the statue is astronomical.