Why celebrities seldom are struck by lightning… - Help.com

Why celebrities seldom are struck by lightning…

Last week’s spectacular flight ditching into the Hudson river made me recall a few nights ago, when I suddenly woke up thinking about airline accidents. I wondered how on earth I could think of that, because I seldom dream at all. Then I heard Jim Reeves on the radio and remembered that he died in an aircrash, a probable reason for the trail of thoughts.

So the thoughts wandered to Benny Goodman, Aaliyah, a Kennedy and a lot of other celebrities who died in air crashes.
But they say that you have the same risk of getting struck by lightning, as to die in an airplane crash?

What a load of bu**sh**! Those statistics are possibly involving all members of the world population but forget to tell that most of the world’s population never come even close to an airplane! It is as simple as that if you fly much, you are at higher risk than if you fly seldom.

Like for instance, if you are an average Australian bushman, you are at less risk than a pilot or an air hostess. Or for that matter, at less risk than a performer or other celebrity who is flying a lot.

But it is not only how often you fly but also whith what, or even who you are. There are a lot of parameters (Hehe, I would for instance expect a Palestinian plane hijacker to be at considerably higher risk than most people…).

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