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Boy the bots are thirsty today... But anyho, most of this is actually news to me. One bit that doesn't make sense to me is how caves or rock overhangings don't provide protection. I'm not following that, if it saying that the electricity will still make it's way back into the cave floor? Does it matter if you're 3 feet from the opening or 30 feet?

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> One bit that doesn't make sense to me is how caves or rock overhangings don't provide protection.

There is a hiking in my home state that takes about 2 days to complete. Along the way, there is a huge rock that fits that description; it sits in the middle of an open area. We are taught to never seek shelter under it when there is lightning. When asking why, we’re told that that rock is informally called “The Microwave”, because, well, exactly what the article says.

This has been common knowledge in the area for a very long time already (not sure if specific to that rock or for any cave or overhanging rock in general like the article says).

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