Amid all this scary discussion of lightning at sea, I note that there is a actually a "Lightning" brand of kayak paddles. However, I doubt they're intended to work as a lightning rod on a building does. Personally, if you were trapped out in the middle of flat(!) water, i guess your best hope would be to watch for the bolt, and in the 1/100000000000 of a second while it descended, roll over so you wouldn't be as tall. Oh, and while you were under, you could pop your skirt and curl your torso into your cockpit so you could cover your behind (or kiss it goodbye). Any more practical ideas on what to do if caught at sea? Philip Torrens "The opinions expressed in this posting are not necessarily those of my employer, or indeed, of any sentient being." **************************************** Mountain Equipment Co-op 1655 West 3rd Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6J 1K1 Tel: 640-732-1989 Fax: 604-731-6483 email: pid_at_mec.ca Visit our website at: http://www.mec.ca ***************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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