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Yeah the ground strike effect for lightning is a serious risk. In wilderness first aid classes I've taken that cover lightning strikes the best advice if in a
by qbasic_forever 4y ago
Yeah the ground strike effect for lightning is a serious risk. In wilderness first aid classes I've taken that cover lightning strikes the best advice if in a group is to have people spread out as much as possible. If everyone bunches together then one person being hit will just radiate out to everyone else with nearly as much energy. Better to be spread out so at least someone might survive and deal with the victims. Not a good situation though which is why the best protection from lightning is to avoid it entirely!
- b112 4y agowhich is why the best protection from lightning is to avoid it entirely We're a little coddled now though, I'd say. Just being on the farm, 20 acres back (a few miles), and a surprise storm... where do you go? Under the tress, surely not! Laying flat may be the only hope. People used to be outside more, I'd say. I wonder what the historical vs modern wrt population strike numbers look like?