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- 1/25 of squadron without a spleen - 1:1000 parachute failure (general stats) - 1:~970 surviving a free fall. (News excerpts, napkin math). - 3:4 death by r
by egberts1 4y ago
- 1/25 of squadron without a spleen
- 1:1000 parachute failure (general stats)
- 1:~970 surviving a free fall. (News excerpts, napkin math).
- 3:4 death by ruptured spleens (auto accidents, AMA)
- 1:~10500 total failure in a single flight of F-8 Crusader (1955-1978). Nearly all F-8s were declared non-flight ready over time before decommissioning. Last squadron of F-8 were rendered incapacitated by Mt. Pintubo eruption in Philippine air base.
- 1:~48 ejection seat failure (1970s, USAF), assuming before F-8E model. Martin-Baker took over at F-8E+.
- 1:~15000 total failure of a single inflight refueling by C-130A drogue approach. (1960-1968 est.)
Or odds were 8.522882234222e−18.
Feels like he was beating at winning the MegaLotto odds.