A video of a teenager hitting a golf ball from a driving range in Texas being struck by lightning has gone viral. 18-year-old Tomas Enrique Gomez, 18 hit the ball during a thunderstorm when it was struck mid-flight by lighting. The chance of being struck by lightning is about 1 in 15,000 during a normal human lifespan. The chance of a golf ball struck by lightning while in flight is about one million to one.
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