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Saturday, September 02, 2006

Fear of flying

And this guy goes, why are you afraid of flying, it's the safest form of transport (which is one of those phrases which is repeated so often that it makes driving up the walls suddenly seem like a commonsensical action). So my answer is, why AREN'T you afraid of flying??? You're in a metal thing that weighs tons, 10,000 meters UP in the air, you have absolutely no control over the thing, should it decide to crash you don't even have time to have your entire life unfold before your forever closing eyes. And did I mention that you're UP IN THE AIR? Yes, but statistics show that it's the form of transportation with the least number of fatal accidents. Yes, statistics. The same science that is pretty much the very opposite of individualism also shows that air crashes have the lowest rate of survival. In other words, you're fucked, it's not one of those things that you can live to tell about.

So, I'm not saying don't fly, but show some decency for God's sake, be afraid!

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