Swingdancer said:
Is there a link for this info. I believe you, just wanted to know more.
I believe the first number... just not the second.
Here's some interesting calculations from the US National Safety Council:
Odds of being struck by lightning (though not necessarily dying) in a given year: 1 in 400,000
Odds of dying in a car accident in a given year: 1 in 18,400
Odds of getting killed somehow while walking around outside: 1 in 49,000
Odds of drowning: 1 in 88,000
Odds of choking to death: 1 in 97,000
Odds of dying in an air (or space) accident: 1 in 392,000
Odds of freezing to death: 1 in 469,000
Odds of death from falling off the bed or a chair: 1 in 347,000
Odds of choking to death on your own vomit: 1 in 740,000
Odds of getting killed by fireworks: 1 in 26,440,000
Odds of death due to overly hot tap water: 1 in 11,100,000
Odds of death due to burning pajamas: 1 in 97,000,000
Odds that you'll kill yourself: 1 in 9,200
Odds that Indiana will die during an orgasmic experience: 1 in 3
