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I really think you're just spitting out numbers. Where are you getting these numbers? Particularly the cow one (deliberate killings only). Generally intrigued

by EADGBE 9y ago

I really think you're just spitting out numbers. Where are you getting these numbers? Particularly the cow one (deliberate killings only). Generally intrigued. > yet people jump in cars like it's routine. It is routine. Time spent driving is much, much, much higher than time spent swimming near sharks. So... My brain understands that if I refused to go skydiving, then I can not die from a skydiving accident. Which is about as likely as going for a swim instead of a drive to get to work.

EADGBE 9y ago
Shark attacks in the US. Having a hard time finding anything recent, even to average out to one death every other year. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/06/0613_050613_sharkfacts.html http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/06/0613_050613_... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal,_unprovoked_shark_attacks_in_the_United_States#2010s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal,_unprovoked_shar... Also, closer to 30k+ traffic fatalities (last reported year is 2015, so far it seems) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_motor_vehicle_deaths_in_U.S._by_year https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_motor_vehicle_deaths_i... Still can't find cow numbers.
yellowapple 9y ago
ABC has an article about the killer cows (which cites data from the CDC, though I've yet to find the data): http://abcnews.go.com/Health/shark-versus-cow-deadlier/story?id=24931705 http://abcnews.go.com/Health/shark-versus-cow-deadlier/story... British cows are apparently similarly deadly: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cows-officially-the-most-deadly-large-animals-in-britain-a6727266.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cows-official...
- EADGBE 9y ago
  Thanks for pointing this out. Whoa, now I'm very concerned about snails.
  - maxerickson 9y ago
    Schistosomiasis is largely a disease of poverty. When drugs and treated water are available, it is easily controlled.

by EADGBE 9y ago

EADGBE 9y ago

Shark attacks in the US. Having a hard time finding anything recent, even to average out to one death every other year. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/06/0613_050613_sharkfacts.html http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/06/0613_050613_... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal,_unprovoked_shark_attacks_in_the_United_States#2010s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal,_unprovoked_shar... Also, closer to 30k+ traffic fatalities (last reported year is 2015, so far it seems) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_motor_vehicle_deaths_in_U.S._by_year https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_motor_vehicle_deaths_i... Still can't find cow numbers.

yellowapple 9y ago

ABC has an article about the killer cows (which cites data from the CDC, though I've yet to find the data): http://abcnews.go.com/Health/shark-versus-cow-deadlier/story?id=24931705 http://abcnews.go.com/Health/shark-versus-cow-deadlier/story... British cows are apparently similarly deadly: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cows-officially-the-most-deadly-large-animals-in-britain-a6727266.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cows-official...

EADGBE 9y ago
Thanks for pointing this out. Whoa, now I'm very concerned about snails.
- maxerickson 9y ago
  Schistosomiasis is largely a disease of poverty. When drugs and treated water are available, it is easily controlled.