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The bar for success is different too. A rocket which safely delivers its cargo 99.99% of the time would be a huge step forward. A car which safely delivers it
by cperciva 8y ago
The bar for success is different too. A rocket which safely delivers its cargo 99.99% of the time would be a huge step forward. A car which safely delivers its cargo 99.99% of the time would be taken off the roads.
- stellar678 8y agoIt’s funny you mention 99.99% - because 40,000 people are killed by car crashes in a year in the United States, which is actually .012% of the population. So cars actually do a bit worse than your stat...
- maxxxxx 8y agoIf a majority of the population used a rocket daily then the numbers would be different. The number of people killed per space flight is probably a little higher than the number if people killed per drive in a car.
- cperciva 8y agoPer trip, not per year.
- iamaelephant 8y agoYes this makes perfect sense if every person in USA took one car journey in a year.