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Relevant XKCD: https://xkcd.com/795/ https://xkcd.com/795/ Although I do agree the risk of stranger danger is overblown.

• gorgoiler 6y ago
  That’s certainly the nationwide stat. I wonder what it is when adjusted to the cohort of people standing out in the open during a storm that is currently striking things on the ground. Or to put it another way, 100% of lightning deaths occur when standing outdoors in a storm.
  • sokoloff 6y ago
    That last point is factually incorrect. There have been lightning fatalities indoors via phone lines and plumbing.
    • JoeAltmaier 6y ago
      So, nearly 100%.
      • sokoloff 6y ago
        About 1/3 of lightning injuries occur indoors, per the CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/lightning/victimdata.html https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/lightning/victimdata.html (that's admittedly an injury figure, not a fatality figure, but it's probably wildly more common than you'd guess)
        • gorgoiler 6y ago
          That’s really interesting, thanks.