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Re:The Enduring Myth of Stranger Danger by isaac21259 on Thursday February 18, 2021 @01:16AM (#26176564)
Relevant XKCD: https://xkcd.com/795/

Although I do agree the risk of stranger danger is overblown.

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Re:The Enduring Myth of Stranger Danger by gorgoiler on Thursday February 18, 2021 @01:41AM (#26176720)
That’s certainly the nationwide stat.

I wonder what it is when adjusted to the cohort of people standing out in the open during a storm that is currently striking things on the ground.

Or to put it another way, 100% of lightning deaths occur when standing outdoors in a storm.

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Re:The Enduring Myth of Stranger Danger by sokoloff on Thursday February 18, 2021 @09:30AM (#26180142)
That last point is factually incorrect. There have been lightning fatalities indoors via phone lines and plumbing.
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Re:The Enduring Myth of Stranger Danger by JoeAltmaier on Thursday February 18, 2021 @09:56AM (#26180490)
So, nearly 100%.
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Re:The Enduring Myth of Stranger Danger by sokoloff on Thursday February 18, 2021 @10:43AM (#26181124)
About 1/3 of lightning injuries occur indoors, per the CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/lightning/victimdata.html (that's admittedly an injury figure, not a fatality figure, but it's probably wildly more common than you'd guess)
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Re:The Enduring Myth of Stranger Danger by gorgoiler on Thursday February 18, 2021 @12:34PM (#26182832)
That’s really interesting, thanks.
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