When there’s a thunderstorm outside, it’s always good practice to turn off your electronics. This is easier said than done for those who work in the esports industry, especially when they are casting a match. Rocket League caster and player, Jaime “Karma” Bickford, recently learned this the hard way as she was zapped by lightning during a match.<\/p>\n
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First of all, Jaime “Karma” Bickford is okay, as she only sustained some burns to her hands, and her DualShock 4 controller didn’t survive the incident. <\/p>\n
On 28th June, during a thunderstorm, Karma was casting a 1v1 Rocket League match, when all of a sudden, a jolt of electricity shot through her controller, destroying it and burning her hands. <\/p>\n
While the Twitch clip below doesn’t show what happened, you can hear her reaction to the ordeal.<\/p>\n
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Karma didn’t let a little lightning get her down, as she continued to cast the series. Later, she explained what happened: “The house next door to me got struck by lightning. It’s not on fire.<\/p>\n
“It must have gone down through the house and somehow hit me. The controller sparked…really big sparks…and just burned my hands.”<\/p>\n
Karma later took to Twitter to update her worried fans on her minor injury, and the status of her controller.<\/p>\n
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\nUPDATE v2: Hands healed up after being iced all last night and were very minor burns, controller is melted near USB connection where I got flashbanged or w\/e and I am COMPLETELY FINE.<\/p>\n
thanks for the outpouring of love https:\/\/t.co\/X7ZbCh2Fmq<\/a><\/p>\n
— Karma (@KarmahTV) June 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n