RE: This is what I feel about flying.....
July 10, 2019 at 1:30 pm
(This post was last modified: July 10, 2019 at 1:36 pm by Anomalocaris.)
(July 10, 2019 at 9:42 am)Brian37 Wrote: Then there is shit like this. Fortunately the plane landed safely, but still.
You do realize if you forgo a commercial flight, your chances of dying in accidents that can afflict those not aboard commercial airplane during the time when you would have been on the plane is actually greater than your dying on the plane, right?
If you get on a 5 hour flight, your chances of still being alive at the end of the 5 hours is actually slightly greater than if you didn't get on the flight and did something else.
In fact, I think there are statistics to show being on a plane is actually safer than sitting on your couch, because the chances of your dying in an medical emergency is slightly reduced due to greater chances of your medical distress being noticed and a medical professional being on hand to help you delay dying if you are on a commercial flight than if you were sitting on your couch at home.
Flight, far from being accident prone, actually operates on the balance as a net shield, albeit imperfect, against lethal accidents.
