Roy Sullivan, Human Lightning Rod

The average U.S. resident faces about a 1 in 280,000 chance of being struck by lightning any particular year. For a lifetime, it’s 1 in 3,000. The odds against being struck multiple times increase exponentially with each strike, even if you ignore the fact that many people don’t survive their first strike to risk their second, or third, and so on. Of course, the odds of getting struck dramatically improve the more time you spend outdoors.

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