The silver lining in getting hit by lightning? Ending up with a pretty rad scar that looks like an awesome tattoo.

First, I'm not saying that getting hit by lightning is a picnic. It seems like a pretty horrible pain to endure.

On the other hand, if you do get hit by lightning and end up with a scar that looks like what Reddit user, dudelsac described as a Lichtenberg figure, there could be worse things.

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Since I have no idea what a Lichtenberg figure is, I looked it up.

According to Medicine Net, a Lichtenberg figure is "A fern-leaf pattern of reddish, painless marks on the skin that are a result of a skin reaction to a lightning strike. The pattern typically vanishes in a few hours or days."

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