The National Weather Service says the odds of this painful event happening to you in a given year are 1 in 700,000
... 
And while the odds of being struck by lightning in a given year is 1 in ... Avoid 
contact with metal while the storm is active, even if you are indoors... [DOC] [TLE] Lightning strikes, shark bites & uterine rupture - VBAC Facts [PAR] Aug 18, 2009 ... Are you really more likely to be struck by lightning or bitten by a shark than ... 
wrong when VBAC advocates say the risk is virtually non-existent.