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This thread is like a broken pencil: pointless.
Cornelius:
Morituri, don't take this the wrong way, but I don't think I'll stand too close to you in a thunderstorm.
Strangely, though, losing boots and shoes in accidents is one of those things I've heard fairly often. Nobody ever really seems to know where they got to
Tova:
According to The Almighty Oracle, people getting knocked clear out of their shoes when struck by lightning is indeed a thing.
Anyway, maybe at your next family together, have a little chat about staying indoors during lightning storms, hmm? :mrgreen:
See also: XKCD on conditional risk.
Morituri:
Yeah, we've had that conversation. It's even become something of a family joke. I have several decades now of staying indoors during lightning storms, and I even moved to a place where they don't happen nearly as often.
My Grandma Beryl (Charlie's wife) was occasionally heard to exclaim that someone was "so stubborn he could get hit twice by the same bolt of lightning." I think she used the phrase affectionately, but I could never really tell with her.
Tova:
--- Quote from: Morituri on 17 Nov 2018, 18:57 ---My Grandma Beryl (Charlie's wife) was occasionally heard to exclaim that someone was "so stubborn he could get hit twice by the same bolt of lightning." I think she used the phrase affectionately, but I could never really tell with her.
--- End quote ---
I am definitely going to steal that expression at the very first opportunity.
Pilchard123:
Your link is broken, Tova.
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