Re: DON'T get killed!! - Re: Somewhat off topic. Neon gas tubes..

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Original poster: Just Justin <rocketfuel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>


Surely the numbers for electrocution would be higher if everyone in 
the world were building tesla coils, don't you think?!

just don't work on your TC from a ladder while smoking and drinking after
eating peanut butter and basil sandwiches when you're old...

cheers,
 justin


> Original poster: William Beaty <billb@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> On Wed, 5 Oct 2005, Tesla list wrote:
>
>  > Original poster: <dgoodfellow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>  >
>  > Looking at the CPSC web site, I found that there are about 500 to 800
>  > people per year who are electrocuted from consumer (houshold)
>  > electronics. Seems hard to believe, but that is their statistics.
>  > http://www.cpsc.gov/LIBRARY/shock95.pdf
>
> That's pretty low.  It's 20x lower than other home accidents, and only 10x
> more than the people killed by lightning. I wonder how many of the
> electrocutions are caused by appliances in no-GFI bathrooms?
>
> If people were sensible, what SHOULD we all fear most?  Smoking: 430,000
> Car accidents: 36,000, Home accidents (mostly falls and poisoning) 17,000
>
> If we pretend that driving a car isn't lethally dangerous...  then we
> should panic at the sight of toys on stairs, ladders, and slippery
> bathtubs.
>
> One interesting stat: alcohol is a carcinogen, so the main cancer risk is
> from beer and wine.  If you don't drink, then formaldehyde from indoor air
> (particleboard fumes) is the top cancer cause, followed by basil and
> peanut butter.  1.4 cigarettes equals one chest xray, equals 100
> char-broiled steaks; the same as 40tbsp of peanut butter!  :)
> But most cancer is during old age, so the things we should fear most
> are: being inside a car, climbing a ladder, or standing up in a bathtub.
> Electric shock is WAY down on the list.
>
> http://www.benbest.com/lifeext/causes.html
>
>
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