Yes. In Flash's original waay back in the sixties, Barry got his powers when a lightening bolt crashed through the window of his lab shattering a number of chemical vials. The combination of the vials spilled over him and within a few hours (or days I forget how long) he discovered he could move at amazing speeds.

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Morgana

A writer's job is to think of new plots and create characters who stay with you long after the final page has been read. If that mission is accomplished than we have done what we set out to do, which is to entertain and hopefully educate.