A report in this week's <i>New England Journal of Medicine</i> describes how a man running in a thunderstorm was burnt along the path of the earphones of his iPod and had his eardrums and jaw injured when he was struck by lightning. The emergency physicians reporting the incident opine that the combination of sweat and metal earphones directed the current to, and through, the patient's head.

Zapped! Lightning Strike Sparks iPod Safety Debate