For those who are scared..

[Steve Clark]

The average person is only alive for about 30,000 days and you're going to die during one of them, even if you never go caving or get in a car. Coincidentally, that's about 0.003% too.

Doing potentially dangerous things safely isn't as dangerous as you'd think.

 

[mikem]

If it's an average then you're always going to die on the last one...

 

[BikinGlynn]

Maybe just try hypnosis

 

[ttxela2]

If it's an average then you're always going to die on the last one...

So better to make sure if you are doing something dangerous that you do it on one of the middle ones

 

[TheBitterEnd]

before you all come after me as stated earlier it isn't a proper analysis take the data as an interesting talking point and move on.

It is a good example of why stats won't ever convince anyone though. Most people who are worried wouldn't get past

from 2010 to 2019 there were 5 cave deaths

 

[dougle89]

More like 50/50 init though. You do or don't

 

[kay]

"Action conquers fear"

Well, maybe.

But while for some people the reaction is "I did it!! I can do anything!!!" for others the reaction is to sit in a heap on the floor thinking "I never ever want to do that again" And they're not lesser people.