Lightning Showers, Inbred Flowers, and Big Bad Fish

1. Turns out that the old wives' tale of not showering during a thunderstorm is true. You shouldn't because if (um, and when) lightning hits your house, the electrical currents can go into the pipes and then to you. As rare as such happenings are, they've happened. (NYT)

2. Inbreeding amongst plants is bad--adding to the list of reasons why you probably shoudn't touch your cousin Chester. ever. again. (Nature)

3. Australian politicians have passed new laws declaring that crocodiles too are fish. The reorganization of "reality" can be found in the new Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry Legislation Amendment Bill 2006. (Reuters)