Lightning strikes are common..
http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtimeThey also tend to strike in places repeatedly.
Proof of this is the advice they gave you to steer clear of them.
They are attracted to things like the highest point.. such as a tree etc.
Then there is rock that could affect that.
Bears are habitual.. i was camping a couple months ago and had 5 bear encounters.
They can smell a chocolate bar through a wrapper from more than a mile away.
They follow predetermined routes and usually stay in their own marked territories.
So if you go in that same spot again and again your going to see the same bear again.
Watch, Through The Wormhole - S05E02 - Is Luck Real
It does a good job talking about the issue.
and the fact that people over estimate the rarity of things.. and underestimate others.
a lot of myths about luck are easily dispelled.
like having the same birthday as someone else.. people think it's rare / special
that show i mentioned broke the numbers down and showed how it's not unusual at all.
i think the real question is.. IS luck real ?
Or is it all predetermined etc ?
