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That seems unfair. As a trained nuclear physicist and engineer, he was no doubt quite clear on the risks related to radiation. Just because I choose to jump a
by ethbro 7y ago
That seems unfair. As a trained nuclear physicist and engineer, he was no doubt quite clear on the risks related to radiation.
Just because I choose to jump a motorcycle through a flaming hoop doesn't indicate that I think my body is impervious to flame.
It means I weighed the risks and made a choice.
In other words, ignorance, chance, and bravery are different things. And accidents are some mix of all of them.
- liability 7y agoExtreme risk taking is characteristic of young men. It's not so much a rational decision as it is a mind clouded by testosterone. Sometimes it's entertaining good fun. I enjoyed Jackass as much as anybody. The problem is when such men do it without consideration for the wellbeing of those around them. Slotin didn't, he regularly performed his "tickling experiment" with other people in the room.