2007-01-01 15:07:03 · 17 answers · asked by Emmy 2 in Sports ➔ Water Sports
well... you're all trying to make this sound like a stupid question but it's not.
first of all, if you look at the first five words of your question, it's already quite a legitimate question: is it dangerous to surf?
yes.
is it more dangerous to surf during a lightning storm? slightly.
for those of you imagining that lightning striking anywhere in the water will electricute you, even if it's not near you, how would fish survive if that were the case. if the wind is mellow enough to surf, you are probably not close enough to the pressure disturbances that cause lightning to ever be hit. i have surfed numorous times near lightning storms in central america. i know other people who also have, and yet i have never heard of anyone getting struck while surfing.
there are many dangers to surfing, and lightning is surely something that could potentially be one of them, but if you see lightning i wouldn't say that you should necisarily hustle out of the water.
2007-01-02 13:20:11 · answer #1 · answered by fourdmike 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the dangers of surfing in Lightning is way overated. Lightning does not dispers far over the surface of water so it has to hit very close to you to cause any shock. Furthermore, land is always higher than the sea so chances are it will hit a tree along the beach, or whatever, because it sticks out higher than you. what is dodgy though, is that a person sitting in the water is probably the highest point in the near area so if lightning does decide to hit close to you, it will hit you, because you stick out of the sea... When I check theres lightning, I normally stay in the water until it gets really close, or I get to afraid :-), or a big set comes through... In South Africa it's probably safer in the sea than the land (fewer criminals in the sea).
2016-05-23 04:54:13 · answer #2 · answered by Christine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
water and lightning are BAD NEWS
2007-01-01 15:08:50 · answer #3 · answered by <3<3 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes really dangerous
2007-01-01 15:11:28 · answer #4 · answered by darryl l 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. It's exciting.
2007-01-01 15:22:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try it, you will find out if its safe fairly quickly
2007-01-01 15:10:43 · answer #6 · answered by SUBLIME 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes!!!
2007-01-01 15:14:06 · answer #7 · answered by ltjca 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't believe you even have to ask! YES!
2007-01-01 15:09:21 · answer #8 · answered by Amanda 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah just a lil
2007-01-01 15:31:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
um....duh! no brainer... some guy got cooked doing that.
2007-01-01 15:10:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋