I had to look it up, because this seems like a pretty unrealistic fear to me. What I fond:
> less than 1 in 1 million chance of being struck by lightning directly or indirectly
> One-third of all lightning injuries occur indoors.
I'm pretty terrible at statistics, but I think we can assume that there's a less than 1 in 3 million chance to be injured by lightning indoors.
But lightning related injuries indoors could also be from a window exploding after lightning hits a tree outside, or a fire related injury from a lightning strike to the house.
So what's the chance of being hit by lightning in the shower? And then being seriously injured?
Snopes lists 4 examples of people being hit by lightning in the shower, spread over 20 years. All of them with minor injuries. The chance of major injuries is also much lower than with a direct lightning strike.
So finally, is the 'safe to shower' thing useful? I'd say that making this is probably time that could've been spent on more useful safety related things.
Also, if it's just 'is it safe to shower?', it ignores tons of other dangers inside the house during thunder storms. Touching any tap, corded appliance, concrete wall or floor or being near an outlet is just as dangerous as being in the shower and none of those things are particularly dangerous in the grand scheme of things!
Not to disagree with you general point, but applying general risks to specific situations is not proper use of statistics. Once a thunderstorm is on, the risk just multiplied from the baseline risk for the people in the area. And it grows again for people who take a shower.
> less than 1 in 1 million chance of being struck by lightning directly or indirectly
> One-third of all lightning injuries occur indoors.
I'm pretty terrible at statistics, but I think we can assume that there's a less than 1 in 3 million chance to be injured by lightning indoors.
But lightning related injuries indoors could also be from a window exploding after lightning hits a tree outside, or a fire related injury from a lightning strike to the house.
So what's the chance of being hit by lightning in the shower? And then being seriously injured?
Snopes lists 4 examples of people being hit by lightning in the shower, spread over 20 years. All of them with minor injuries. The chance of major injuries is also much lower than with a direct lightning strike.
So finally, is the 'safe to shower' thing useful? I'd say that making this is probably time that could've been spent on more useful safety related things.
Also, if it's just 'is it safe to shower?', it ignores tons of other dangers inside the house during thunder storms. Touching any tap, corded appliance, concrete wall or floor or being near an outlet is just as dangerous as being in the shower and none of those things are particularly dangerous in the grand scheme of things!