Lightning Safety Guide

04/09/20 • 18 min

Learn what to do when you are threatened by lightning, especially if you are caught exposed outdoors including the proper safety position and what to do if someone gets hit by lightning. You’ll also learn what constitutes a safe shelter during a thunderstorm.

We cover:

What is lightning?
The five types of lightning and typical strikes from them
What position to take when lightning is striking nearby
How to determine a safe shelter
The three types of lightning injury and what you should do
How groups should position themselves during a lightning storm
And much more!

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We cover:

What is lightning?
The five types of lightning and typical strikes from them
What position to take when lightning is striking nearby
How to determine a safe shelter
The three types of lightning injury and what you should do
How groups should position themselves during a lightning storm
And much more!

Get complete details and download the FREE Lightning Safety Guide on the Show Note s page

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Discover the four main ways to go ultralight when backpacking plus learn tips to reduce your base pack weight so you can be as comfortable as possible during the day AND the night the next time you go backpacking.

We cover:

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How to Learn a Foreign Language

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In today’s show I interview Kerstin Cable of the Fluent Company about ways we can improve our language learning skills. We learn what works and what doesn’t in our quest of how to learn a new language.

We cover:

Why it’s smart to learn at least a few phrases of a foreign language before you visit a country that speaks it
Why bumbling and massacring a language is a great way to learn
The importance of +1 or ‘zone of proximal development’ is important
How much time it usually takes to learn the key phrases of a new language before traveling
Why it’s great to be in the ‘waffle’ stage of learning before going in country
About trying to learn several new languages simultaneously
Why motivation can mean more than aptitude
How to deal with locals who switch to English on you
Why grammar isn’t the most important thing
Great ways to immerse yourself in a new language
How to use the internet to speed language acquisition
The most effective way to use flash cards and four great apps
The importance of ‘pattern spotting’ when it comes to grammar
The most effective way to spend your time when learning a new language
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