ER Physician Tells How To Avoid A Lightning Strike

[JosephH]

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090805193601.htm

[Crillz]

Simple - Avoid by never leaving your house. Ever!

[Drederek]

its OK to go outside if you can hop on one foot like a boy scout!

[letsroll]

Wait we can leave the house. My mom said never ever leave the house.

[Buckaroo]

I remember reading a European Alpine instruction book in the Renton library. It had a really good section on how to minimize lighting exposure. I copied some pages, if I can dig them up I'll post.

 

It was in preparation for the Bugaboos.

[Ponderosa]

If you're using a section of extension ladder for solo glacier travel, forgo aluminum in favor of wood or fiberglass.

[pigchampion]

or you can pull a Lt. Dan and make your peace with God.

[G-spotter]

Maybe a meteorologist or atmospheric physicist would be a better expert than an ER physician to tell you how to avoid being hit by lightning?

[Pete_H]

From New Jersey, no less. She'd probably do a better job of telling you how to avoid getting hit by a stray bullet from a drive-by.

[tvashtarkatena]

Not leaving your house is no guarantee. I heard a talk by one of the country's top lightning researchers at the time, and he recounted a story of a women who was killed by her phone...the bolt struck the line just outside the house.

 

Moral of the story:

 

Hang up or die.

 

Oh, he also stated that getting rid of your ice axe makes no difference whatsoever, although when it's all buzzing and flaming and shit that can be distracting.

Edited August 13, 2009 by tvashtarkatena