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CombatWombatEsq@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago

TIL giraffes are 30x more likely than humans to be struck by lightning

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TIL giraffes are 30x more likely than humans to be struck by lightning

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CombatWombatEsq@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago
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Giraffes are around thirty times more likely to be killed by lightning than people, a statistic that sounds exaggerated until the numbers are scaled proper...
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    Who is tallying up all these giraffe deaths?

  • Tudsamfa@lemmy.world
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    Meanwhile, many millions of years ago:

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      Nature is truly amazing

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    Human living outdoors on a field 24/7 would also be much more likely to get hit by a lightning.

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    So if you know at least 30 people and none of them have ever been struck by lightning, that means you’re a giraffe.

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      The numbers don’t lie

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        They do, though. The probability of humans getting struck by lightning is 0.000083%, or 1 in 1.2 million . 30x that is 0.0025%, or 1 in 40,000.

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          Get outta here with your MATHS AND LOGIC! Take it to !theydidthemath@mander.xyz 😄

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    A good part of this may be due to the fact that people stay indoors during thunderstorms. Giraffes not so much.

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      I’ve never seen a giraffe indoors

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        I’ve never seen a giraffe during a thunderstorm either

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          🎶 Where do they come from?
          🎶 Where do they go?
          🎶 Where are the 'raffes?
          🎶 We might never know…

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            Long-necked Joe.

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        I have, zoos usually have shelter for the animals to go in at night or as they please

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    It’s no accident that lightning rods are tall

    • FudgyMcTubbs@lemmy.world
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      Did scientists learn that by watching giraffes?

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        Yes. That’s called bionics.

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    It’s probably because they don’t wait after eating before they go in the pool.

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      Oh, your not meant to go in the pool. Go to the bathroom before swimming.

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        Do giraffes prefer to shit in the water? I feel like they could walk out and tail whip it for a all natural bidet

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          No, that’s hippos.

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    Probably because they spend so much time playing golf

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      30x as much golf even.

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    Sounds like a problem for evolution.

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    This is a special kind of fact. It’s pretty obvious, but most of us have never considered it before.

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    BBQ for lions.

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    it’s because they’re 30 times as tall

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      TIL that I am 6 inches tall.

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        i’m sorry you had to find out this way

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    This makes me happy

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      Wow, what do you have against giraffes?

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        Stupid longneck horses

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          green alligators and long neck horses

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    Now I want to see a charred giraffe

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    Fuck off with this post.

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      Please elaborate.

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