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I think this is true, but the problem is the finality of that single one bad event. If drinking water from the tap resulted in 1 out of every 400000 drinks fal
by cabaalis 8y ago
I think this is true, but the problem is the finality of that single one bad event.
If drinking water from the tap resulted in 1 out of every 400000 drinks falling over dead, people wouldn't drink water from the tap.
- unionpivo 8y agodepends on the marketing. Death rate for driving is worse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-r... And a lot of people still drive
- TeMPOraL 8y agoSure they would. On average, you'd have to drink 13+ times per day, every day, for 80 years straight, to get killed by such tap water. There are plenty more things in life with worse risk profiles (e.g. cars, like 'unionpivo mentions).