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The total area of all cars and people in the world is much greater than the total area of all aircraft. Unless you hear a lot about meteor strikes destroying ca
by cousin_it 17y ago
The total area of all cars and people in the world is much greater than the total area of all aircraft. Unless you hear a lot about meteor strikes destroying cars and people, it's utterly irrational of you to worry about aircraft.
Delicious tidbit from Wikipedia: The only reported fatality from meteorite impacts is an Egyptian dog that was killed in 1911 by the Nakhla meteorite, although this report is disputed.
- randallsquared 17y agoThe total area of all cars and people in the world is much greater than the total area of all aircraft. Ah, I see. It hadn't occurred to me that they were speaking collectively. In any case, it primarily matters to me whether the plane I'm in is in more or less danger from meteorites than the car I'm in (or would be, if either danger were worth considering). The relative chances of a hit object being a car or person rather than a plane are much less relevant to my interests, and there's nothing that I could do about it if I cared.