Marvel at this sizzling electricity fight and lightning show

11/5/2012

Hurricane Sandy victims would do anything to have the lights back on, but over in Belfast, Northern Ireland, they're having electricity fights. Watch these stuntmen hurl bolts of lightning to wow a crowd at the 50th annual Belfast Festival at Queens over the weekend. Sure, the Zeus-like performers are kitted out in special suits as they perch atop the Tesla coils, but the audience looks pretty vulnerable — those woolies may shield them against the Irish cold, but won't provide much protection against a wicked, pulsating electric current. No worries, all that practice harnessing that wonder of nature has paid off, and the show goes on without a hitch.

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