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"Interestingly, kangaroos (approximately 0.1 micromorts) pose a risk of death that is similar to that posed by sharks, but our cute national emblem does not evo
by bootload 10y ago
"Interestingly, kangaroos (approximately 0.1 micromorts) pose a risk of death that is similar to that posed by sharks, but our cute national emblem does not evoke quite the same fear in us."
The fear of running into Kangaroos is real. Hitting an 80kg buck at 70km/hr looks like this:
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- rconti 10y agoIt strikes me as likely that crashing a car into a kangaroo is not considered a kangaroo-related death.
- bootload 10y ago" crashing a car into a kangaroo is not considered a kangaroo-related death" Roo ran into me. Ran up an embankment. I've been in other situations where the kangaroos (multiple) are window level travelling along roads at speed. Chance of kangaroo-related death is there.