Mets’ Noah Syndergaard didn’t cause Empire State Building lightning strike
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A thunderstorm rolled through the New York City-area on Monday, with the rains causing a good bit of damage while the shower broke up several says of high temperatures in the region.
In the midst of the weather a bolt of lightning found its way to the Empire State Building, resulting in some amazing video as well as a tongue in cheek plea of innocence from Noah Syndergard, aka “Thor.”
Due to overwhelming interest in my lightning video, here's the source iPhone vid: https://t.co/iXPTuQ9KZ3 pls credit pic.twitter.com/KxUtRlKLWJ
— Henrik Moltke (@moltke) July 26, 2016
Dear Empire State Building: Wasn't me (For liability purposes only) pic.twitter.com/OJvxm5s32B
— Noah Syndergaard (@Noahsyndergaard) July 26, 2016
Syndergaard, of course, is not actually the Norse god of thunder and lightning, but is actually just a regular human who is very good at throwing baseballs.
The exceptional video of the iconic skyscraper being struck during the storm was captured by Henrik Moltke of The Intercept.
