The 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 spe

The 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.