Of all the activities that are dangerous in a lightning storm – fishing seems by far the most dangerous – with three times more deaths per-annum compared to golf. Holding giant conductors aloft next to water is not the safest of situations. Roughly 80% of lightning casualties are men.
A group of US military SR-71 pilots take a photo OP. They wore modded astronauts suits that protected them as they flew altitudes up to 80,000 feet. It provided fresh oxygen that lacked in that altitude, protection from extreme temperatures as the cockpit can sometimes reach 248°F (120°C) .
