Extreme 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

Extreme 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.