Comment by sys32768
8 hours ago
In 1986, I lived a mile or so from where a mid-air collision sent a DC-9 crashing into a neighborhood, which killed 15 people on the ground: https://www.presstelegram.com/2016/08/30/cerritos-plane-cras...
Every time I board a plane, I think what a crazy thing I am doing, but then I remember that I could be safe and snug in my house and still be in a plane crash.
> Every time I board a plane, I think what a crazy thing I am doing, but then I remember that I could be safe and snug in my house
To be fair, statistically, your living room is far more dangerous than the cabin of an airplane.
Forgive me, but by what possible metric: miles traveled in it?
Once you've traveled even a significant fraction of a mile in your living room I'm afraid you're likely dead or seriously injured.
Given an hour spent flying in a commercial US-flagged airliner or an hour spent in your living room, and you're (far) more likely to get hurt or die in your living room.
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> by what possible metric
Micromorts, maybe? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micromort
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I also lived not too far from that location, and unfortunately got a glimpse of the aircraft as it was spiraling down. The scene on the ground was pretty hellish.
> I could be safe and snug in my house and still be in a plane crash.
According to Garp, you just need to buy a pre-disastered home. You'll be safe there.[^1]
(Unfortunately his logic is flawed.[^2])
[^1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3TuoGVNbBs
[^2]: https://xkcd.com/795/