If you get caught in the middle of a big, open field during a lightning storm, which of the following uniforms would be most likely to keep you safe? A thick wetsuit; a superman costume; a medieval coat of armor; or a birthday suit?

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REFERENCES

Faraday suits/linemen: https://science.howstuffworks.com/faraday-cage3.htm

Human body tissues resistivity: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10593226

conductivity of lightning channel: https://iopscience.iop.org/1402-4896/80/3/035901

US soil resistivity: https://www.rurdev.usda.gov/SupportDocuments/UTP_Bulletins_1751F-802.pdf