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Bear vs lightning
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What's more dangerous: Bears or lightning?
In recent years, bears have killed about one person annually in each of the U.S. and Canada. Black bears have caused about half of the fatalities, and the much-larger brown bears killed the others. (Polar bears apparently have not killed any North Americans in this century - yet.)
Lightning is much more dangerous, killing about 100 people in the U.S. and Canada each year. A North Carolina man is particularly unlucky, having been struck by lightning in 2006 and then attacked by a bear in 2010. On the other hand, perhaps he's particularly lucky, since he survived both events.
What's more dangerous: Bears or lightning?
In recent years, bears have killed about one person annually in each of the U.S. and Canada. Black bears have caused about half of the fatalities, and the much-larger brown bears killed the others. (Polar bears apparently have not killed any North Americans in this century - yet.)
Lightning is much more dangerous, killing about 100 people in the U.S. and Canada each year. A North Carolina man is particularly unlucky, having been struck by lightning in 2006 and then attacked by a bear in 2010. On the other hand, perhaps he's particularly lucky, since he survived both events.
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Roy Cleveland Sullivan (February 7, 1912 - September 28, 1983) was a U.S. park ranger in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. Between 1942 and 1977, Sullivan was hit by lightning on seven different occasions and survived all of them. For this reason, he gained a nickname "Human Lightning Conductor" or "Human Lightning Rod". Sullivan is recognized by Guinness World Records as the person struck by lightning more recorded times than any other human being. He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the age of 71 over an unrequited love.
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Tom
Wow! What's the story behind that?
Tom
It's kind of self explanatory
Oh man, you mean now we're going to have to start posting threads asking what the best gun is for lightning????
Gawd!
YIPIE!! finally a reason that glocks ARE better than 1911's.....less chance of conducting
lightning strikes.[:D][:D][:D]