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Sarcasm doesn't translate well via text.
by andrewinardeer 2y ago
Sarcasm doesn't translate well via text.
- colechristensen 2y agoA very large proportion of private aviation accidents involve only the people in the aircraft.
- darby_nine 2y agoThis wasn't sarcastic at all—any driver of a car is far more dangerous than one in a plane. 9/11 is essentially meaningless in the shadow of auto deaths (to provide a direct comparison). I can't get a firm number on number of plane fatalities in the US (or auto fatalities worldwide), but 9/11 alone would amount to about only 0.04% of total vehicle fatalities in the US since 2000.
- fargle 2y agoif i live to be 90, i'd wish to die quietly in my sleep like my grandpa. not screaming in terror like his passengers.
- pkilgore 2y agoNo passengers. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/389197 https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/389197
- almostnormal 2y agoBoth scenarios are unlikely. Most likely it will be a long time of being tortured by doctors trying everything in the book to squeeze a few more days of money from your insurance.
- kube-system 2y agoRoads concentrate traffic near other people. A vehicle running off the road is much more likely to hit something than a plane falling out of the sky.