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[–] [email protected] 24 points 10 months ago (1 children)

by the time lightning hits the ground, the energy that’s left is minuscule enough to never penetrate through the surface of the ocean.

whatever you just made up, you’re completely right by pure chance! congratulations.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Wait so if you're in the ocean near a lightning strike you'll be fine?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

theoretically, yeah.

in practice, i don’t think you should be swimming while there’s a thunderstorm going on