Comments on: What Are The Odds Of Dying From … http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/22/what-are-the-odds-of-dying-from/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:30:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Thebes http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/22/what-are-the-odds-of-dying-from/comment-page-1/#comment-456265 Thebes Sat, 23 Feb 2008 08:10:20 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/22/what-are-the-odds-of-dying-from/#comment-456265 What are the odds of me dying because my head was smashed in with a hammer in my own home? I only ask, because that is what would have happened if I hadn't owned a gun. Almost did anyway, but instead no one died that day, no one even got hurt after it was pulled out, just me before that. What are the odds of me dying because my head was smashed in with a hammer in my own home?

I only ask, because that is what would have happened if I hadn’t owned a gun. Almost did anyway, but instead no one died that day, no one even got hurt after it was pulled out, just me before that.

]]> By: Pudifoot http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/22/what-are-the-odds-of-dying-from/comment-page-1/#comment-455961 Pudifoot Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:07:20 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/22/what-are-the-odds-of-dying-from/#comment-455961 the odds of being killed by a turtle that was dropped by an eagle from a great height? about 1 in a trillion or so. It happened once though :-) the odds of being killed by a turtle that was dropped by an eagle from a great height? about 1 in a trillion or so.

It happened once though :-)

]]> By: L http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/22/what-are-the-odds-of-dying-from/comment-page-1/#comment-455912 L Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:08:31 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/22/what-are-the-odds-of-dying-from/#comment-455912 But... but... the gun lobbyists say we're more likely to be killed by knives than by guns! I find it interesting that you're more likely to be shot than hit by a car. Interesting... but not surprising. (I'm guessing these are American statistics.) But… but… the gun lobbyists say we’re more likely to be killed by knives than by guns!

I find it interesting that you’re more likely to be shot than hit by a car. Interesting… but not surprising. (I’m guessing these are American statistics.)

]]> By: Pudifoot http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/22/what-are-the-odds-of-dying-from/comment-page-1/#comment-455877 Pudifoot Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:01:22 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/22/what-are-the-odds-of-dying-from/#comment-455877 I thought the most surprising figure was this: Odds of dying from strangulation with a rubber chicken: 1 in 12 I thought the most surprising figure was this:

Odds of dying from strangulation with a rubber chicken: 1 in 12

]]> By: Orjans Morjan http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/22/what-are-the-odds-of-dying-from/comment-page-1/#comment-455848 Orjans Morjan Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:18:53 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/22/what-are-the-odds-of-dying-from/#comment-455848 Odds of statistics not lying: 1 in 4,781 Odds of statistics not lying: 1 in 4,781

]]> By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/22/what-are-the-odds-of-dying-from/comment-page-1/#comment-455653 ted Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:15:04 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/22/what-are-the-odds-of-dying-from/#comment-455653 Not living in the States, my chances of dying from a firearm assault are probably much lower. Not living in the States, my chances of dying from a firearm assault are probably much lower.

]]> By: Lasse http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/22/what-are-the-odds-of-dying-from/comment-page-1/#comment-455645 Lasse Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:04:13 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/22/what-are-the-odds-of-dying-from/#comment-455645 We are all going to die, some of us earlier and for different reasons, but we are all going to at some point. We are all going to die, some of us earlier and for different reasons, but we are all going to at some point.

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