[meteorite-list] ODDS

From: Count Deiro <countdeiro_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2013 23:47:19 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
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I believe this info is relevant to the List considering all the recent events and pronouncements involving meteorites and firearms this past week..

Odds of Dying in the U.S. from Selected Causes
 
Motor Vehicle Accident 1 in 90
Murder 1 in 300
Fire 1 in 800
Firearms Accident 1 in 2,500
Asteroid/Comet Impact (lower limit) 1 in 3,000
Drdowning 1 in 9,000
Airplane Crash 1 in 30,000
Flood 1 in 30,000
Tornado 1 in 60,000
Earthquake 1 in 130,000
Asteroid/Comet Impact (upper limit) 1 in 250,000
Food Poisoning by Botulism 1 in 3,000,000
Shark Attack 1 in 8,000.000
Odds of winning the PowerBall 1 in 195,249,054

So, the odds of a person dying from a gunshot wound are very close to the odds given to being taken out by a meteorite.

Regard,

Count Deiro
IMCA 3536 and proud member of the NRA.
Received on Wed 27 Feb 2013 02:47:19 AM PST