An American family that was driving on Saturday in Utah had a unique experience that its passengers would never forget. They filmed lightning striking their vehicle.

However, what makes this experience twice as memorable is that one of the three Morlock kids on board, Taylor, wished that lightning would strike - and it did at their SUV.

The impact of the lightning, which they filmed, caused the electrical gauges in the vehicle to shut. The lightning struck the antennae, which smoldered. It also caused three tires to burst, while inside the car, the kids felt the heat.

Although the three Morley boys were scared, there was one benefit to their unique experience, which CNET said is normal if lightning would indeed hit their automobiles. Mobile phones and gaming devices inside the vehicle which were already empty became fully charged, the kids claimed.

The family was rescued later by another passing car.

The story, published on Monday by CNET, drew mixed reaction from readers.

Bogmer, in a comment, wrote, "Every part of this screams don't believe everything you see on the internet."

ModuleV, however, noticed the new Gold iPhone of one of the kids, while weekiller described one of the boys as an "utterly stupid kid," apparently referring to wish-maker Taylor.

Like bogmer, sanenazok found the story incredulous and said it was yet another HCJ or Hilarious Chris Joke, referring to the article's author Chris Matyszczyk, an award-winning creative director.

Tradergeorge opted to be more scientific and wrote, "I call BS on the miraculous charging of all the batteries in the car, no matter where located. True, we do not understand the complete nature of lightning, but we DO understand the chemistry of batteries. The conversion of electrical energy to chemical energy in a battery is an orderly process that does not happen instantaneously. If this was possible, why not just zap them with house current and charge them in seconds instead of hours. More likely, the static charge in the bolt would fry all the micro-chips in the devices and fuse the lead in the car battery..."

This next YouTube will attempt to explain more about lightnings.

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