Comment by unsnap_biceps

2 months ago

People don't get killed regularly

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shark-attacks/yearly-world...

There are 4 confirmed fatalities in 2024 and 47 unprovoked bites.

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helsinkiandrew  2 months ago

> There are 4 confirmed fatalities in 2024 and 47 unprovoked bites.

To put that into perspective - there's about 4-5 fatal cow attacks in the UK alone a year.

https://cattlesafety.co.uk/facts-stats/when-cows-attack

  • saghm  2 months ago

    I suspect there are also just a lot more interactions between humans and cows each year. Then again, we're responsible for a lot more cow fatalities as well, so if anything those cows are just fighting back.

    • delichon  2 months ago

      I was attacked by a mad (as in angry) cow just for walking by on a hike, maybe 20 feet away but not otherwise interacting with her. I hid behind a tree until she went after another cow. Now I give them more space.

      My lot backs up to a cow ranch, and I once heard one making the most amazing, and intimidating noises. It was the cow voice you're used to, but "singing" through multiple octives like her soul was being tortured in hell. There are messed up cows just like people.

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ErroneousBosh  2 months ago

Apparently in parts of the world where tiger attacks are relatively common, house cats still hospitalise more people per year than tigers.

One wonders if this is because it's not really worth taking someone that's been really attacked by a tiger to the hospital, unless you've got a couple of poly bags and a coolbox handy.

matwood  2 months ago

Yeah, when you think about how many people are in the water they are incredibly rare. I grew up surfing and never thought much about sharks. I knew they were out there, but the drive to the beach was much more dangerous.

nandomrumber  2 months ago

So, one chomping a week.

Pretty regular.

  • lucianbr  2 months ago

    Any average would seem regular. One chomping at a given interval.

    But we don't know from the average anything about regularity. Maybe all 47 chomps were in the last few weeks, maybe not. One is regular the other is irregular.

    /stupid nitpick