Sounds perfect to really light up your Eyes with this one.
When you consider that a strike under 500 meters away emits enough EMF to usually kill cordless phones, TV's and pop circuit breakers along with a deafening clap of thunder would be somewhat lethal to anyone holding a conductor irrespective of the insulation between the 'Key and Thee'
If I have read and understood the reports correctly, lightning discharges FROM the Ground UP, not the other way.
I would say this experiment has been conducted numerous times but the only ones we hear about are those who only got a partial discharge enough to magnetize the key, those who actually did get the full hit most likely disappeared in the ensuring smoke.
I would suggest you arrange for an observer to assist you and take notes and if your successful, post those results on your behalf.
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