: Maybe my recollection is incorrect, but why have I heard previously
: that cars are safe in lightening, because of the rubber tires?
: Incorrect, I must assume? Or perhaps it is the tires that make
: the car a dangerous place to be?

: Jeff

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Yes, best wishes, Jarl, and get well soon!

And Jeff, if I recall correctly, the rubber tires thing is a myth, but you are indeed safer in most cars because of the metal frame, which redirects the energy around your body. My guess is that Jarl was safer inside the car than he would have been standing outside of it.