I frequently hear folks whine about not doing OW because open water is gross, dirty, scary, full of germs, etc.
Well, here you go:
www.cnn.com/.../index.html
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Don't try this at home, BUT, I don't worry about lightning in the pool. If they close the public pool due to lightning, I just head to my neighborhood pool.
Try Googling "pool lightning deaths" and see how many you find. I found zero. Just a bunch of articles on how it could theoretically be a problem. The parking lot is more dangerous than the pool itself. In any case, it's easier to find incidents of people who've been struck by lightning in parking lots.
I *would* be worried about lighting on a boat. It's the tallest thing sticking up out of a large flat surface of water. A pool is a small surface, usually surrounded by taller things that are more likely to draw the lightning strike.
Don't try this at home, BUT, I don't worry about lightning in the pool. If they close the public pool due to lightning, I just head to my neighborhood pool.
Try Googling "pool lightning deaths" and see how many you find. I found zero. Just a bunch of articles on how it could theoretically be a problem. The parking lot is more dangerous than the pool itself. In any case, it's easier to find incidents of people who've been struck by lightning in parking lots.
I *would* be worried about lighting on a boat. It's the tallest thing sticking up out of a large flat surface of water. A pool is a small surface, usually surrounded by taller things that are more likely to draw the lightning strike.
