Originally Posted by k71021
It is funny to read American’s really worry about getting hit by lightening, when I bet you have a much higher chance of getting hit by a stray bullet in the good old U.S. of A., never mind the three to four ton SUVs. Why is there a thread on lighting strikes but not on cycling with bullet wounds, or though a drug related shoot-out? It might actually be more useful to people in war torn developing nations and those living outside of gated communities in the U.S.
Another point worth making is that lightning storms are probably more common throughout the US than they are in Finland. In that country I suspect one is more likely to be gored by a reindeer than struck by lightning.