Re: Terrified Parents

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Original poster: Tesla729-at-cs-dot-com 

In a message dated 11/28/03 7:02:46 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:
>All figures available at
><http://www.cpsc.gov/library/data.html>http://www.cpsc.gov/library/data.html
>
>So... statistically, Tesla coils have a better safety record than consumer
>electronics, trampolines, and candles.
>
><In fact, every job, hobby, sport, activity, or just
>about anything worth doing carries a certain amount of
>risk. Tesla coiling occupies a pretty low spot on the
>risk scale, way below skateboarding, woodworking,
>cycling, swimming, football, or even driving a car.>
>
>Absolutely!!


Hi all,

Yes that's very true but you also have to realize that there is
relatively very few people that play with Tesla coils, probably
less than .01%  of the general population. .01% of nearly 300
million US citizens is still like 30,000 and I seriously doubt that
there are 30,000 active coilers in the USA. I'm sure that there
is a MUCH higher % participation in the other "more hazardous"
activities (mowing grass, burning candles, driving a car, ect.) than
there is in coiling. Since so realtively few people practice coiling, there
is consequently few incidents. I'm sure that most coilers playing it
safe does go a long toward keeping the accidents low, too, though.

David Rieben