Prejudiced lightning
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Prejudiced lightning
Men are five times more likely to be struck by lightning than women (I believe this stat pertains to the US).
Why?
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Why?
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Re: Prejudiced lightning
Perhaps because men are taller...?
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The internet says it's because men are recreational, but I don't buy that explanation. At a game, you may have men on the field, but you have their wives and girlfriends in the stands e.g. out in the open. AccuWeather Channel on tv said the ratio is 5:1, the internet says the figure is 82% going back as far as 1968.
Again I ask why?
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Because we are made in the image of Odin and Zeus...the gods of lighting...jk.Philosophy Explorer wrote: โSat May 26, 2018 1:51 pm Men are five times more likely to be struck by lightning than women (I believe this stat pertains to the US).
Why?
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They play more Golf.
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Did you stop to consider that recreational might mean more than playing in a stadium?Philosophy Explorer wrote:The internet says it's because men are recreational, but I don't buy that explanation. At a game, you may have men on the field, but you have their wives and girlfriends in the stands e.g. out in the open. AccuWeather Channel on tv said the ratio is 5:1, the internet says the figure is 82% going back as far as 1968.
Again I ask why?
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Drug taking???Arising_uk wrote: โSun May 27, 2018 7:00 pmDid you stop to consider that recreational might mean more than playing in a stadium?Philosophy Explorer wrote:The internet says it's because men are recreational, but I don't buy that explanation. At a game, you may have men on the field, but you have their wives and girlfriends in the stands e.g. out in the open. AccuWeather Channel on tv said the ratio is 5:1, the internet says the figure is 82% going back as far as 1968.
Again I ask why?
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No, that the reason you gave for not believing the explantion you goggled was based upon the false idea that the bulk of recreational sports played by men are done in stadiums with an audience of wives and girlfriends.Philosophy Explorer wrote:
Drug taking???
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Now that I understand what you mean, I've considered other possibilities. You still haven't given a possible explanation as to why men are far more likely to get struck by lightning.Arising_uk wrote: โSun May 27, 2018 7:15 pmNo, that the reason you gave for not believing the explantion you goggled was based upon the false idea that the bulk of recreational sports played by men are done in stadiums with an audience of wives and girlfriends.Philosophy Explorer wrote:
Drug taking???
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He did. He said 'golf'. It seems to me that waving a metal rod around might attract a passing bolt of lightning.Philosophy Explorer wrote: โSun May 27, 2018 8:30 pmNow that I understand what you mean, I've considered other possibilities. You still haven't given a possible explanation as to why men are far more likely to get struck by lightning.Arising_uk wrote: โSun May 27, 2018 7:15 pmNo, that the reason you gave for not believing the explantion you goggled was based upon the false idea that the bulk of recreational sports played by men are done in stadiums with an audience of wives and girlfriends.Philosophy Explorer wrote:
Drug taking???
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I've seen both men's and women's tournaments. I thought she was joking. In any case, there's much more outdoor activities than golf. For example shopping (which I believe women do more of than men).vegetariantaxidermy wrote: โSun May 27, 2018 8:45 pmHe did. He said 'golf'. It seems to me that waving a metal rod around might attract a passing bolt of lightning.Philosophy Explorer wrote: โSun May 27, 2018 8:30 pmNow that I understand what you mean, I've considered other possibilities. You still haven't given a possible explanation as to why men are far more likely to get struck by lightning.Arising_uk wrote: โSun May 27, 2018 7:15 pm No, that the reason you gave for not believing the explantion you goggled was based upon the false idea that the bulk of recreational sports played by men are done in stadiums with an audience of wives and girlfriends.
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In stormy weather no less.Arising_uk wrote: โSun May 27, 2018 7:15 pm was based upon the false idea that the bulk of recreational sports played by men are done in stadiums with an audience of wives and girlfriends
Lost count of how many players I've seen lost to lightning that way, leaving the widow behind sitting on their metal bleachers...
Fishing comes to mind. Best fishing is done in the rain. Aluminum row boat added to casting wet conductive lines to the sky.
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Wouldn't metal bleachers attract lightning and fricasee the women and children too?Noax wrote: โSun May 27, 2018 8:59 pmIn stormy weather no less.Arising_uk wrote: โSun May 27, 2018 7:15 pm was based upon the false idea that the bulk of recreational sports played by men are done in stadiums with an audience of wives and girlfriends
Lost count of how many players I've seen lost to lightning that way, leaving the widow behind sitting on their metal bleachers...
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Because in the US they're five times more likely to be out and about in their recreational pursuits? As I'm pretty sure the stat doesn't mean that if you put a man and a women together in a lightning storm a man is more likely to be hit by lightning than a women but if he is then in this situation I'd look to height as being an answer but if they lay-down - which is the recommended course of action if caught in a lightning storm - I'd make the oddds even.Philosophy Explorer wrote:Now that I understand what you mean, I've considered other possibilities. You still haven't given a possible explanation as to why men are far more likely to get struck by lightning.
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