Why is there a white lightening bolt ripping through?

Question

a few peoples avatar?

Answer 1

The lightning bolt is in the halloween section of the avatar stuff. You can have it added on to your avatar as a background image (even though its in the forground). To me it looks like the avatar has been ripped up and then stuck back together.

Answer 2

you mean like mine . ;-P

Answer 3

Foreshadowing of those who will die from lightening strikes.

maybe

There was a horrible movie about that a few years ago.

Answer 4

was the picture cut? technology very advanced today

Answer 5

That's a lightening bolt?  I always thought it was a torn picture.