The precise instant when lightning hits water.
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Electricity and water do not mix nicely. Hence, it is deadly when lightning strikes over the water. The average lightning strike, according to the US National Weather Service, has 300 million volts and 30,000 amps of force, which is more than enough to kill a person. Rather than spreading vertically, the electrical discharge from a lightning strike on water occurs horizontally. While fish and other marine animals can avoid the threat by swimming deeper, people typically stay at or close to the water’s surface, which increases their chance of dying from lightning. Your best chances of surviving an electrical storm at sea are to dive deeper or find cover.
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