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DetlefK

(16,423 posts) Wed Jun 11, 2014, 04:50 PM Jun 2014

In 2013, there were 31 incidents where firearms were fired in a school in the US, resulting in all-in-all 26 deaths.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_school_shootings_in_the_United_States#2010s

In the same year, there were 53 shark-attacks in US-waters, resulting in all-in-all 2 deaths.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/03/number-of-shark-attacks-2013_n_4719081.html

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Going to school or swimming with sharks? What is more dangerous? (Original Post) DetlefK Jun 2014 OP

I got one! Going to school or gravity? EX500rider Jun 2014 #2

There were zero shark attacks in Nebraska in 2013. lpbk2713 Jun 2014 #3

(26,366 posts)

1. There are over 300 deaths in (presumably shark-free) pools each year. Therefore we can conclude...

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 05:00 PM

Jun 2014

swimming with sharks is safer than swimming without sharks. Either that or
statistics are easily misused.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misuse_of_statistics

(10,809 posts)

2. I got one! Going to school or gravity?

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 05:09 PM

Jun 2014

Unintentional fall deaths (US avg per yr)

Number of deaths: 26,000

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/accidental-injury.htm

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3. There were zero shark attacks in Nebraska in 2013.

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 05:16 PM

Jun 2014

They must be doing something right.