A natural phenomena caused by being struck by lightning, Lichtenberg figures leave branch like designs on the skin that are quite striking (pardon the pun). I suppose I should add,don't try this at home as about 10% of the people struck by lightning die. The figures were first discovered in 1777 by a fellow named Lichtenberg (go figure) when he observed dust particles had arranged themselves in patterns after being hit with static. The figures on humans are likely caused by the rupture of capillaries beneath the skin from the electrical discharge. They don't happen on all people and they are not permanent but kind of a cool side effect of getting zapped.
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