> do "NOT lie on the ground. Lightning causes electric currents along the top of the ground that can be deadly more than 100 feet away. I knew it electrifies t

> do "NOT lie on the ground. Lightning causes electric currents along the top of the ground that can be deadly more than 100 feet away. I knew it electrifies the ground around the impact site (news of fields with several cows killed simultaneously is a good hint) but I didn't realize even 100 feet away is still unsafe. That's quite a long range when you consider football goal posts are between 20 and 30 feet apart.