Why can’t lightning travel through the ocean indefinitely?

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Growing up, I was told to exit the pool when there was rain. It makes sense- relatively small volume of water + significant voltage can conclude pool day pretty quick.

But what about the ocean? If water conducts electricity, how does lightning not spread to every beach all the time?

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But how good of a conductor of electricity is salt water?

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