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Sexist lightning?: 8 out of 10 killed are men
- ambler0 12y agoI have always wondered what the probability of being struck by lightning is, given that you are actually outside during a thunderstorm. We always use the phrase "chances of getting struck by lightning" as a stand-in for a very low probability, but I think that probability includes everyone, whether they actually venture out into storms or not.
- recursive 12y agoCome on people. It's 2014! How is there still a lightning gap?
- MaysonL 12y agoMen are too dumb to come in out of the rain?
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- leonatan 12y agoThey are only sexist if they kill more women. #feminism101
- zissou 12y agoA case of self-selection, of course.
- Yunk 12y agoSo, is playing golf in the rain a worse option than walking or driving home and returning later on a city street? These odds are hardly a compelling reason to continue warning about lighting safety given that the resulting behavior changes might be leading to more of the common causes of death.
- Someone 12y ago"To state the obvious, men don’t physically attract lightning more than women." I would guess they do, but likely not by any significant margin. Being taller must be risk factor, mustn't it?
- informatimago 12y agoSure, as having short spiky upward hairs, compared to long curled and downward hair, I'd say.