lightning wants the quikest way to get to the ground sometimes it chooses humans (rarely) why is this?

Question: lightning wants the quikest way to get to the ground sometimes it chooses humans (rarely) why is this?
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  human,
  lightning
Asked by scibtings123 to Ed, Hayley, Jason, Nathan, Sophie on 18 Mar 2013.
- Hayley Evers-King answered on 18 Mar 2013:
  
  Sometimes we are the closest point – i.e. the highest off the ground. But this is quite rare as you say.

Question: lightning wants the quikest way to get to the ground sometimes it chooses humans (rarely) why is this?