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People are afraid of flying and terrorism and bird
flu when in reality the
dangerous part of the trip is
the car ride to the airport.
And the most dangerous place of all
is your dinner table!
Here are some statistics of risk
factors. These are for "the
average American," but I assume
they'd be similar for citizens of
other countries (except for the gunshot
wound, of course—because of
the insane number of privately-owned
firearms in the USA).
Basically what they show is that if
you're afraid of dying from a terrorist
attack, you should give up
flying, swimming, boating, walking
on city streets, working, skiing, being
in snowy or stormy places, and most
especially driving or riding in
cars, because those activities
are riskier—in the case of car
travel far riskier—than
being anywhere near terrorists or flocks
of chickens.
And enjoying an unhealthy modern
lifestyle, with little physical
activity and meals rich in unhealthy
salt, sugar, carbs and fats,
is far far more risky than anything
else!
Your chance of dying from these
causes is...
Heart
disease |
1
in 300 |
Cancer |
1
in 509 |
Gunshot
wound |
1
in 9450 |
Car
accident |
1
in 18,800 |
HIV/AIDS |
1
in 19,400 |
A
fall |
1
in 20,700 |
Skin
cancer |
1
in 37,900 |
Pedestrian
accident |
1
in 45,200 |
Injury
at work |
1
in 47,600 |
Motorcycle
accident |
1
in 118,000 |
Influenza |
1
in 159,000 |
Drowning |
1
in 225,000 |
Bicycle
accident |
1
in 341,000 |
Boating
accident |
1
in 402,000 |
Smallpox
vaccination |
1
in 750,000 |
Lightning |
1
in 4,260,000 |
Bus
accident |
1
in 4,400,000 |
Train
accident |
1
in 5,050,000 |
Earthquake |
1
in 5,930,000 |
Skiing
or snowboarding |
1
in 6,330,000 |
Avalanche |
1
in 8,140,000 |
Airline
accident |
1
in 8,450,000 |
Terrorist
attack |
1
in 9,270,000 |
Dog
attack |
1
in 10,900,000 |
Flood |
1
in 18,200,000 |
Amusement
park ride |
1
in 70,000,000 |
Malaria |
1
in 93,800,000 |
Shark
attack* |
1
in 94,900,000 |
*"Jaws" to the contrary
notwithstanding... |
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