[Phys-L] Re: Lightning and indoor pools

[Robert Cohen <Robert.Cohen@PO-BOX.ESU.EDU>]

On Wednesday, June 08, 2005 10:10 AM, Clarence Bennett wrote:

> Boy scouts in a Campus pool are in an educational situation.
>
> I expect the leader was intending to teach a general lesson
> for safe swimming practices, applicable whereever the pool might be.

That might be, although the protocol is followed regardless of whether
the boy scouts are there or not.

On Wednesday, June 08, 2005 3:47 AM, Marc Kossover wrote:

> All of this is silly worrying. In the last 13 years,
> 756 people have died of lightning related injuries, an
> average of about 58 people per year.

And how many of the 58/year were swimming in *indoor* pools?

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