How can human body survive lighting strike if it can reach over 100 millions volts, while cows struck by lighting die instantly.
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One key difference, in addition to cows having two extra paths to ground) is that cows are almost always standing on soil and they never wear shows that could provide some insulation against current flow. If the soil is soft enough, their hooves may be sunk up to several inches in the soil, which increases the area available for current flow.
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