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human
ELI5:Do fish get electrocuted when lightening strikes water?

really curious, because i saw lightning strike a pond a few days ago.

Edit: Spelling. I graduated from college n stuff.
gpt
Saltwater is a much better conductor than meat, so they are fine. Fresh water, however, is a worse conductor than meat.

So any fish directly between the spot on the water where it hit and the ground beneath that is dead.