Why should you avoid touching anything during a thunderstorm?

Answer 1

A flyer of kites who practices in a thunderstorm invites lightning to travel down the kite's line. And through the flyer. One of the "problems" with lightning is that it doesn't always kill those it strikes. It can horribly main and/or disable those who are struck. A victim can lose internal organs, a limb, or, possibly worse (if one can imagine it) suffer brain damage that changes the personality as well as reduces the mobility of the individual unfortunate enough to become part of lightning's path to ground. Don't even think about doing a Ben Franklin here. He didn't know what we do. Or he probably wouldn't have been out there doing that stuff. And you been warned, ait?
Standing outside during a lightning storm is dangerous. They say that if you are close enough to the storm to hear the thunder then you are close enough to be struck by lightning. People have been struck by lightning when miles from the storm. To fly a kite during an electrical or lightning storm is inviting danger. Since the string is usually wet from the rain (water is a good conductor of electricity) it could complete the circuit between the ground and the storm and if you are near to or holding the string then you are part of the circuit. The string does not have to be wet though. Best to stay indoors and watch the magnificance of a thunderstorm through the window.

Answer 2

Because metal is the easyest way to the ground and that Metal conducts Lightning!!!!

Answer 3

There is a very small possibility a particular tree may be hit by lightening. Personally I would shelter under a tree to keep as dry as possible, the risk is minimal for any particular tree