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0 pointsscarejunba7y ago0 comments

So if you had the following reference points: crossing the road normally as you do (A), skydiving (B), BASE jumping (C) where we know that A < B < C (empirically), does this fall below A, above C, or between two of {A, B, C}, and if so, which two?

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e407y ago

When I cross the road in a crosswalk, I'm in control. I step off the curb when it's clear.

If I don't want the risk for skydiving, I won't do it. I won't, btw.

Base jumping? No thanks.

Walking 1+ hour/day on sidewalks: I've told you I've had 10+ close calls. There is nothing I can do to mitigate this risk.

I see what you're trying to do, but you're coming off a little dickish.

scarejunbaOP7y ago

I'm actually not Socratic-methoding this. I'm actually just curious where you estimate your risk at. I do things that some of my friends would consider dangerous (like skiing freestyle) but not things which some of my other friends consider safe (outdoor climbing, scuba diving). In this case, it's actually literally a calibration exercise.

More unsafe than walking. Is walking down the street with these vehicles around you less safe than running a marathon? Or around taking a road-trip across America? Or back-country camping?

Any meeting point here will do.

e407y ago

How about is walking down the street with these vehicles around me less safe than walking down the street with these vehicles on the street and not sidewalk?

My risk of harm while walking to/from work increased orders of magnitude, through no change in my own behavior.

I'm starting to feel like I'm being trolled, because I think you know exactly what I just said.

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e407y ago

When I cross the road in a crosswalk, I'm in control. I step off the curb when it's clear.

If I don't want the risk for skydiving, I won't do it. I won't, btw.

Base jumping? No thanks.

Walking 1+ hour/day on sidewalks: I've told you I've had 10+ close calls. There is nothing I can do to mitigate this risk.

I see what you're trying to do, but you're coming off a little dickish.

scarejunbaOP7y ago

More unsafe than walking. Is walking down the street with these vehicles around you less safe than running a marathon? Or around taking a road-trip across America? Or back-country camping?

Any meeting point here will do.

e407y ago

How about is walking down the street with these vehicles around me less safe than walking down the street with these vehicles on the street and not sidewalk?

My risk of harm while walking to/from work increased orders of magnitude, through no change in my own behavior.

I'm starting to feel like I'm being trolled, because I think you know exactly what I just said.

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