Why are airplane deaths in deaths per hour, the vehicular death in deaths per driver, and the motorcycle deaths in deaths per mile? That seems intentionally confusing.
Probably the same reason why expert climbing is .0145 out of 100. Why they couldn't write "1 out of 6900" or "15 out of 100,000" is beyond me. Transforming that data to "1 out of 6900" would make sense, as they use that exact setup in the next section: Expert Climbing... In Nepal.
This is a fun idea, but it would be so much better if it was easier to compare the death rates.
The entire thing is set up to make the individual stats seem far more impressive than they are. Basically, the only thing worth taking away from this is to not jump off things with a parachute strapped to your back. A lot of shit can go wrong.
Why are airplane deaths in deaths per hour, the vehicular death in deaths per driver, and the motorcycle deaths in deaths per mile? That seems intentionally confusing.
Probably the same reason why expert climbing is .0145 out of 100. Why they couldn't write "1 out of 6900" or "15 out of 100,000" is beyond me. Transforming that data to "1 out of 6900" would make sense, as they use that exact setup in the next section: Expert Climbing... In Nepal.
This is a fun idea, but it would be so much better if it was easier to compare the death rates.
Yeah, I noticed that one too. Strange.
The entire thing is set up to make the individual stats seem far more impressive than they are. Basically, the only thing worth taking away from this is to not jump off things with a parachute strapped to your back. A lot of shit can go wrong.