PHILADELPHIA — A Super Bowl commercial purports to take an amusing look at a lightning survivor’s electricity phobia, but some lightning-safety experts aren’t exactly getting a charge out of it.
In the ad, a man identifying himself as someone who was struck by lightning on a motorcycle trip 10 years ago, describes his phobia of electricity and his workaround strategies that include powering his washing machine with a belt connected to a stationary bike.
It all ends well, however, when he reveals that his phobia does not extend to the sponsor’s — that would be Wallbox’s — power cord that he fearlessly affixes to his electric vehicle.
