"Edgar" wrote in message
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Pointy bits attract lightning. therefore it is important to keep your head
well down and ensure that your butt is your highest point. Do not move
until all the storm has gone past. Obviously you must be in open ground
and
not under a tree.

Being under a tree would be foolhardy, but being on open ground is equally
so. Get within 20 meters of trees or buildings to be safe. On open ground
you are the highest object around and therefore the most direct path for
charged particles to take to neutralize themselves with their opposing
charges in the Earth. Fact: most sky/ground lightning originates from the
ground up, so the highest object becomes the most likely conductor.

Max