From Wired: What to fear
Among the “It’s been 5 years, please be fearful” coverage, here’s a neat little chart from Wired (http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,71743-0.html) of what is more likely to kill you than terrorism based on statistics from 1995-2005. Go get those hernia checks.
| S E V E R E Driving off the road: 254,419 Falling: 146,542 Accidental poisoning: 140,327 |
| H I G H Dying from work: 59,730 Walking down the street: 52,000. Accidentally drowning: 38,302 |
| E L E V A T E D Killed by the flu: 19,415 Dying from a hernia: 16,742 |
| G U A R D E D Accidental firing of a gun: 8,536 Electrocution: 5,171 |
| L O W Being shot by law enforcement: 3,949 Terrorism: 3147 Carbon monoxide in products: 1,554 |