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      06-12-2019, 01:49 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by Viffermike View Post
The bottom line is: If you're the closest point between an airborne electrical charge and the earth, lightning will strike you.

The problem with that is, there's no way to predict where that airborne electrical charge will release itself. So what should you do? Eliminate the possibility that you're that closest point. Get lower, and get away from metal. Even if you're not sure, just do it.

This is one scenario where being first means being (dead) last.
Dr. Brown and Marty McFly would disagree with that...