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Shocking. Lightning strike knocks out neuro patient's brain implant

JeffyPoooh
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Re: You can't prevent everything...

Tigra 07 made a poor comparison, "...would you also like to buy Volcano Insurance?"

Volcanos kill hundreds per year, on average. Slightly worse than the Cape Buffalo.

Ref. https://nypost.com/2017/10/12/volcanoes-kill-540-people-per-year-study/

Lightning kills probably tens of thousands per year.

Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_strike#Epidemiology

Nearly two orders of magnitude in the gap. So a very poor comparison.

Lightning is certainly nowhere near traffic accidents (not even close), but it's still worth unplugging the odd charger cable when there's a lightning storm about.

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