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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Many homes have PVC pipes so they won't conduct lightning.[/quote]

Water is sufficiently conductive. There's a bunch of minerals and dissolved gasses. However, the risk is so small you should worry about something else.

About 100 people are killed a year by falling trees or branches. Do you carefully inspect every tree before walking under it?[/quote]

If I lived in a culture where I slept outside every night, I would never, ever camp under a tree. But people who camp only occasionally camp under trees all the time and are usually fine.

Doing things habitually completely changes the risk assessment. Things with a minor risk become more likely. Because DC is a place with frequent thunderstorms, the risk of your house getting struck is pretty high. It's happened to our house several times. 
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The fiancé of someone I went to high school with died last year while camping when a tree fell on him. So tragic.

https://www.mynbc5.com/article/falling-tree-death-somerset-vermont/45052480

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